مَنْ سَكَنَ الْبَادِيَةَ؛ جَفَا، وَمَنْ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ؛ غَفَلَ، وَمَنْ أَتَى السُّلْطَانَ؛ افْتُتِنَ
Whoever lives in the remote desert may become rough; whoever becomes absorbed in hunting may grow heedless; and whoever approaches the ruler may face a trial.
Source: أحمد والترمذي
The report has three parallel conditional clauses. سَكَنَ means lived, اتَّبَعَ means followed, and أَتَى means approached. Their responses are جَفَا (became rough), غَفَلَ (became heedless), and افْتُتِنَ (was tried or drawn into temptation).
This is not a blanket judgment against all rural residents, people who hunt, or public servants. It warns of hazards associated with isolation from sound learning, being consumed by an occupation or recreation, and compromising principles through closeness to unjust power.