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The wise child is an honor to his father

Meaning: A child should learn their proverbs. Their wisdom is a gift to their family.

If one tears his mat he sleeps on the ground

Meaning: Don't do things that will harm yourself.

A person should not, because of famine, sell the mother who bore him.

Meaning: There are things that must never be done.

One who throws away the seed pod does not realize that he has thrown away a basket of vegetables

Meaning: Understand the value of things, even if it takes hard work to turn a rock into a gem.

Use the afternoon to hunt the black goat.

Meaning: Be prepared, do things at the right time because finding a black goat at night is very difficult.

One whose house is burning does not catch rats.

Meaning: When a big problem arrives, many smaller problems are no longer the priority.

The wise child kills the one who killed his father, but if he is foolish, the one who killed his father kills him.

Meaning: Understand how things are affecting you. Act appropriately.

A foolish person runs from the rain when the rain has already soaked him through

Meaning: Try to be prepared. When trouble has already come, the same behaviors no longer apply.

It is not necessary to tell a wise person to get out of the sun.

Meaning: The wise know how to handle themselves.

The hot-tempered man dies before the one who has committed a crime

Meaning: Do not be hot tempered. It will cause more trouble than it solves.

A wise woman is her husband's crown

Meaning: It is good to work as a team and a family.

The foolish person does not know that his brother is a guest.

Meaning: Be good to people. Be good to your family, as one day they are not forced to live with you. You have limited time, so use it for good.