Meaning: A knee injury and a parent's curse both heal slowly

Context: Some wounds — physical or moral — take long to mend

Meaning: When calves are found, cows are milked

Context: Joy or success spreads to others — good fortune benefits all

Meaning: A book isn't opened where it can't be explained

Context: Knowledge needs understanding — wisdom belongs where it's valued

Meaning: The scripture that was refused its home, God preserved through the sky

Context: Divine truth survives rejection — truth can't be silenced

Meaning: Proud one, throw away my shoe; boaster, break my finger

Context: Mocking those who boast — pride invites ridicule

Meaning: Pride drives you out of the shade but gives you no shelter

Context: Arrogance isolates — it takes away comfort but offers no benefit

Meaning: Pride causes a fall

Context: Arrogance leads to failure — humility saves

Meaning: The one without kidneys is killed by his own urine

Context: Weakness destroys from within — lacking strength invites downfall

Meaning: Bad cooking spoils even good ingredients

Context: Poor execution ruins potential — skill matters as much as resources

Meaning: Joking and urination both involve pressure

Context: Even light things have consequences — restraint matters in all things

Meaning: The one with a bad shoe isn't the worst off, but the one without shoes is

Context: Having little is better than having nothing — appreciate what you have

Meaning: For one who urinates often, much bedding is spread

Context: People adapt to someone's habits or flaws — tolerance creates ease