Meaning: An axe can't fell a tree without striking another

Context: Every act has a cost — nothing happens in isolation

Meaning: The bad-smelling resin is scraped off

Context: Corruption or evil is eventually removed — truth cleans decay

Meaning: Let the drum be under your arm or held by your kin

Context: Keep control or trust only close allies — independence or family is safety

Meaning: Marriage starts as narrow sin, ends as wide sin

Context: Early love is innocent, but corruption grows with neglect — humor about human weakness

Meaning: Marriage permits intimacy

Context: Proper union legitimizes relations — lawful commitment brings peace

Meaning: Without marriage, no bedding

Context: Respect tradition — morality protects dignity

Meaning: Marriage is two shoulders and two hearts

Context: Partnership needs shared support and emotion

Meaning: Marriage is destiny

Context: One finds the right partner through fate, not effort alone

Meaning: Marriage is a pit

Context: A humorous caution — it's easy to enter but hard to leave

Meaning: Marriage is hands joined

Context: Unity and mutual help sustain relationships

Meaning: A bad marriage is worse than death

Context: Peace of mind outweighs forced companionship

Meaning: Marriage is bedding and judgment

Context: It involves intimacy and responsibility — both pleasure and patience

Meaning: Marriage is a two-sided trade

Context: Partnership requires giving and taking equally

Meaning: A marriage without patience is a house without a roof

Context: Endurance shelters love — tolerance keeps peace

Meaning: Without a wife, there's no comfort

Context: Companionship completes life — loneliness weakens the spirit

Meaning: Marriage and death can't be hidden

Context: Major life events always become known — truth reveals itself

Meaning: Neither marriage nor poetry can be concealed

Context: Passion shows — creativity and love expose themselves

Meaning: He who wants marriage seeks elders

Context: Proper process brings blessing — respect customs

Meaning: Don't rush into marriage or delay it too long

Context: Balance is best — choose wisely and timely

Meaning: Marriage is both bedding and responsibility

Context: Pleasure must balance with duty — love requires maturity