Ahnmen mehg yerchangoutioun eer shalagin vrrah guh grrheh eer tuhzpaghdoutioun

There was a hopeful youth who was questioned by a wise man about marriage.

Wise man: “What kind of wife will you marry?+
Youth: I want to find a virgin,

Wise man: A virgin is like a half ripe walnut. You’ll never be sure what she will be like later.
Youth: Then I’ll find a woman who was married before.

Wise man: A widowed woman’s love is like milk without cream.
Youth: I’ll look for an intelligent woman who is good at conversation.

Wise man: It’s better to find someone who knows the value of silence.
Youth: Actually I want a thin, attractive woman.

Wise man: It is difficult to keep a woman who is desired by many others who quickly are attracted to her.

Youth: Then I’ll try to find an ugly woman with a good heart.
Wise man: You will quickly become bored with someone who is not attractive to others.

Youth: I’ll find a rich woman.
Wise man: Rich women have domineering attitude. They are never generous with their love or their money.

Youth: Perhaps I should find a poor girl who will dedicate her love to me.
Wise man: Poverty accustoms one to sadness. An empty dish cools one’s passions.

Youth: It is said that a woman who loves to have children has a good heart. I’ll find a woman who wants to mother children.

Wise man: Children sometimes think their father is an imbecile and try to steal all the wealth of the father.
Youth: Then I’ll find a woman who is not able to have children.
Wise man: What value is a tree without fruit? The shade of such a tree is only pleasing during the summer.

Youth: I have concluded from your advice that marriage is always troublesome. I don’t want a woman. I’ll remain a bachelor.

Wise man: An unmarried man is like a house without a roof or a day without sunlight. I answered your questions frankly, however, you should know that “Every type of happiness is accompanied by suffering.”