Re: Proverbs

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:06:12 -0000, caeruleancentaur
<caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:

>"Praise Allah, but first tie your camel to a post."  I assume that
>the reference is to dismounting for one of the five times of daily
>prayer, but making sure your camel doesn't wander off while you are
>praying.
In Matein Einlich:
Freish Olo, pats uni tsei as-iu khemil tsu fausht.
praise allah, but one-def tie poss-you camel to post
def=definite marker, poss=possessive marker

Let's translate some more proverbs:
http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/proverb.html

- A closed mouth catches no flies.
Italian Proverb

It khlaush maut khetsh nau esh flei.
*past* close mouth catch no *plural* fly.

- A good husband is healthy and absent.
Japanese Proverb

Kuts chashpent pi chilti en epshint.
good husband be healthy and absent.

- A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener.
Hungarian Proverb

frutint min nats mekh kautsi as-et kautina.
prudent man not make goat-def poss-he gardener.

- A single Russian hair outweighs half a Pole.
Traditional Russian Saying

Sheinkil rushein chea autfeik chelpf apf Faul.
single russian hair outweigh half of pole.

- A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public
opinion.
Chinese Proverb

Feish min mekh as-et aun tisheichin, eiknaurent min falau faplikh afeinchini.
wise man make poss-he own decision, ignorant man follow public opinion-def

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