O thou asker of food, sit for thou wilt eat; and 0 thou asked by death, run not for thou wilt not save thy life.
Whether thou strivest for a maintenance or not
God the most high and glorious will send it to thee;
And if thou rushest into the jaw of a lion or tiger
They will not devour thee unless on the day decreed.
Saadi Shirazi
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ch-08-on-rules-for-conduct-in-life-admonition-20/
