Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 24

I complained to one of the sheikhs that a certain man had falsely accused me of lasciviousness. He replied: "Put him to shame by thy good conduct."

                    Be thou well behaved that a maligner  
                    May not find occasion to speak of thy faults.  
                    When the harp is in proper tune  
                    How can the hand of the musician correct it?