And another said: Gratitude is the tie of grace, and fulfilling it is the righteousness of the wise. It was said that the promise of the generous is more binding than the debt of the miser. Some of them said: Treachery harms trusts, and among their dominant traits is truthfulness. They often praise chivalry and humanity. Some of them said in its praise: Chivalry is a comprehensive name for all virtues. Among the qualities that are considered a defect to describe a person with them is ingratitude for blessings, like others. They believe that thanking for blessings is obligatory, and I think all nations believe this, even if this trait is lost in some individuals, it is a deviation from nature, like the compassion of a parent and the obedience of a child. For these may be absent in some individuals, even though they are noble traits among all parents and nations. Among their characteristics is also spending money on personal desires, satanic lusts, amusement, and play, for they are extremely extravagant. Then, men among them consider women to be under their command, whether they are married or not. Some of them said that women among the Hameel are prepared for slaughter, among the Eastern countries they are hidden in houses, and among the Franks they are like pampered children. A poet said: Disobey women, for that is good obedience. A young man who obeys women will never be a master. They prevent him from many of his virtues, even if he is called a seeker of knowledge for a thousand years. And the Franks do not think badly of their women at all, even though their slips are many. They are deceived. A man among them, even if he is from their notables, may be afflicted by his wife's absence and divorce her completely and separate from her for life, and others do not consider this, even though caution is necessary with them, as the poet said: Let your suspicion be nothing but bad. By living together, you would be among the intelligent. A person is never thrown into destruction except by his good opinion. And among the words of the Arabs, addressed to his wife.