"Now the marriage begins," says the woman who has been beaten with thorns.
He who runs from the white ant may stumble upon the stinging ant.
Those who live together cannot hide their behinds from each other.
He who climbs a ladder, must have his brains in his feet.
If you have a friend who is a doctor, then send him to your enemy's house.
One who sits between two chairs may easily fall down.
The man who takes legal action often loses an ox to win a cat.
Those who foretell the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
The flour tastes bitter to the mouse who has had enough.
He who peeps through a hole may see what will vex him.
He who would be rich should not collect money, but reduce his needs.
The woman who dresses well attracts the husband from another woman's door.
The world is a round gulf, and he who cannot swim must go to the bottom.
What have you to hide from someone who shows you his arse?
It is not at the table but in prison that you learn who your true friends are.
Some who will not speak against another, in the end does them harm.
The first mistake are theirs who commit them, the second are theirs that permit them.
He who wants to kill a dog says that he has urinated against the mosque.
Who burned himself with hot milk blows on ice cream.
There are people who place a basket on your head to see what you carry.
He who does not know how to serve cannot know how to command.