Meaning: You can kill an enemy, but not hatred

Context: Violence never ends resentment — peace must come from within

Meaning: A fool hates his own soul

Context: Self-destructive people ruin themselves through ignorance

Meaning: The wise man suffers because of the fool

Context: Fools cause trouble for the intelligent — wisdom bears others' burdens

Meaning: When corrected, the fool hates the one who advised him

Context: Arrogant people resent guidance — humility accepts correction

Meaning: An enemy is seen, hatred is sensed

Context: True hostility hides behind smiles — intuition detects it

Meaning: Peace is life, war is fear

Context: Tranquility sustains life — conflict destroys it

Meaning: Peace is never appreciated until it's lost

Context: People realize the value of calm only after chaos comes

Meaning: Peace is the mother of life

Context: Stability nurtures existence — life thrives in harmony

Meaning: Every man scratches where it itches

Context: People attend to their own issues — self-interest rules behavior

Meaning: Two immature ones who shared food won't share in maturity

Context: Relationships built on childishness rarely last

Meaning: Those who unite in injustice fight over justice

Context: Wrong alliances crumble — evil never keeps peace

Meaning: Two sick people don't comfort each other

Context: The weak can't strengthen one another — seek balance before helping others

Meaning: Money gives birth to money, and figs to seeds

Context: Wealth grows wealth — success breeds more success

Meaning: A broken bone never becomes the same again

Context: Some damage leaves a mark forever — healing doesn't erase history

Meaning: Camel bones break against each other

Context: Conflict often arises among equals — internal fights hurt most

Meaning: Don't shoot an arrow that might return to you

Context: Don't start what may harm you — avoid self-destructive actions

Meaning: The inevitable is like dry grass in drought

Context: Some things can't be avoided — fate must be accepted

Meaning: A slaughtered sheep doesn't feel skinning

Context: The worst has already happened — suffering has limits

Meaning: The one who speared the lion and the one who skinned it both know

Context: True witnesses know the truth — don't lie about what others saw

Meaning: A lion isn't chased from two dens

Context: Don't provoke the powerful twice — wisdom avoids danger