Treasure and snake, rose and thorn, sorrow and joy are found together.
گنج و مار و گل و خار و غم و شادی به هم اند
Genc u mâr u gül u hâr u gam u şâdî be-hem end.
Saadi, Gulistan VII, the section "Saadi's debate with a claimant", 1258.
Where there is treasure, there is a snake.
Where there is a rose, a thorn.
Where there is joy, sorrow.
Saadi says this where wealth and poverty are being debated.
While each side blames the other.
In the middle of a whole quarrel
he leaves a reminder of a few words.
People want the rose and complain of the thorn.
Yet both are on the same branch.
What we call ease
begins the day we stop looking for a rose without thorns.