Meaning: All men share three things: name, blood-debt, and asylum

Context: Reputation, honor, and refuge bind humanity

Meaning: A man kills you with what he first knew you by

Context: Familiarity breeds danger — beware what you reveal

Meaning: Men are known by what they think of the past, present, and future

Context: Wisdom balances memory, action, and foresight

Meaning: Men are separated by justice, women by charm

Context: Fairness distinguishes men; beauty and grace distinguish women

Meaning: Men unite through appetite

Context: Shared desires form alliances — interest drives unity

Meaning: Hardship makes men brothers

Context: Adversity builds true friendship — pain unites

Meaning: The absence of men is harmless, but bad men destroy you

Context: Wrong company is worse than loneliness — character matters

Meaning: Men bring ideas and accept them

Context: Leadership means initiative and cooperation

Meaning: Men are like tea, women like conversation

Context: Each has their own essence — both needed for balance

Meaning: Men are like the men of old, and speech like what has been said

Context: History repeats — wisdom and sayings never grow old

Meaning: The worst man is he who never forgives and one who can't control his desires

Context: True strength lies in self-control and forgiveness

Meaning: Men are bound by word, women by marriage

Context: Promises define men, commitment defines women

Meaning: Women are wooed with lies but kept with truth

Context: Attraction may start with charm, but endurance needs honesty

Meaning: Women and goats chase each other out of hunger

Context: Poverty brings restlessness — need drives movement

Meaning: Women don't consider a man a man unless he commands them

Context: Leadership attracts respect — strength is admired

Meaning: Women don't fear a man they know

Context: Familiarity breeds comfort — the known is less feared

Meaning: Women aren't cared for with what's given away but with what's kept for them

Context: Real care requires provision — stability over generosity

Meaning: The woman who spoils milk also lacks muscle

Context: Carelessness leads to weakness — responsibility builds strength

Meaning: Women are a necessary trouble

Context: A humorous acceptance — love comes with challenges

Meaning: Either be patient with women or avoid them

Context: Peace requires patience — choose endurance or distance