Meaning: Gold on the surface, ashes underneath

Context: Appearances deceive — value lies within

Meaning: There's no stream without rain

Context: Every effect has a cause — success needs effort

Meaning: A stream without water doesn't flow

Context: Without substance, motion is impossible — words need action

Meaning: A turbulent stream strikes you with thorns

Context: Recklessness causes pain — calmness avoids harm

Meaning: A rushing stream drowns camels

Context: Haste destroys — slow and steady brings success

Meaning: The fly that learned to swim in milk burns in soup

Context: Too much comfort brings carelessness — safety breeds danger

Meaning: Women are wooed by lies and kept by truth

Context: Flattery may attract, but honesty sustains love

Meaning: Women shouldn't be belittled

Context: Underestimating women brings regret — respect all

Meaning: Neither women nor pots should be underestimated

Context: Both can break or cause harm — handle with respect

Meaning: The shy man in widow marriage begets no children

Context: Hesitation brings no results — courage completes duty

Meaning: Don't let patience become like that of the bull

Context: Endless endurance without reward is foolish — know when to act

Meaning: The bat that couldn't reach the date spat bitterly

Context: The jealous scorn what they can't have — resentment hides failure

Meaning: The fly lives in filth for its own need

Context: Some endure unpleasant places for gain — self-interest overrides pride

Meaning: The fly that learned to swim dies in soup

Context: Familiarity leads to carelessness — overconfidence causes downfall

Meaning: Don't mix excitement with rest

Context: There's a time to act and a time to relax — balance matters

Meaning: A long echo returns to its source

Context: What you send out comes back — actions have consequences

Meaning: The fool keeps neither law nor livestock

Context: Foolishness loses both order and wealth — discipline sustains both

Meaning: When others act, the fool thinks they're leaving her

Context: The ignorant misread action as rejection — misunderstanding breeds isolation

Meaning: The fool rethinks her words after speaking

Context: Regret follows thoughtless speech — think before you talk

Meaning: A fool carries words in her mouth and burdens in her eyes

Context: Fools talk too much yet understand little — they lack balance between thought and speech