141 – Abu Khaythamah narrated to us; he said: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mahdī related to us, from Sufyān, from Ibn al-Aʿraj, from Wahb ibn Munabbih, who said:

Among the maxims of the House of David it is said, “It is incumbent upon the intelligent person not to be seen striving except in one of three pursuits: securing provisions for the Hereafter, repairing and maintaining his livelihood, or enjoying a pleasure that is free of sin.”