Meaning: The one who causes madness is questioned, not the madman

Context: Look at the cause, not just the result — responsibility matters

Meaning: Advice is harder than childbirth

Context: Giving and accepting wisdom is difficult — truth is painful to hear

Meaning: You won't live forever, but may your story remain

Context: Good deeds outlive the body — legacy is immortality

Meaning: Don't separate by age, separate by knowledge

Context: Respect is earned through wisdom, not years

Meaning: An elder ends his words with humor

Context: Maturity balances seriousness with lightness

Meaning: Milk is poured in front of elders

Context: Respect elders in rituals and customs — honor precedes action

Meaning: A religious man is still a man

Context: Even holy people are human — don't idolize them blindly

Meaning: The cleric who loses sight of justice is ruined by his own book

Context: Corruption in the learned destroys their authority

Meaning: The sheikh who leaves his herd is helped by another

Context: Brotherhood sustains — those who support others get support

Meaning: Who's mad — the group or the loner?

Context: Sometimes the crowd is wrong — truth isn't always with the majority

Meaning: The small path leads to the main road

Context: Humble beginnings lead to great destinations

Meaning: Lost time leaves sorrow behind

Context: Time wasted is life wasted — value every moment

Meaning: Your brother's marrow is brought in a small dish

Context: Family sacrifices for you — kinship brings deep care

Meaning: The time that's gone can't be reached

Context: You can't recover lost time — focus on the present

Meaning: What you've learned is your survival kit

Context: Knowledge is wealth — it can't be stolen or lost

Meaning: The hyena can't be reached by stick or outrun by foot

Context: Some problems can't be solved by force — they need wit

Meaning: The hyena runs straight whichever way it's chased

Context: Pressure brings clarity — fear sharpens focus

Meaning: When the hyena tires, its fight is visited

Context: Weakness invites attack — stay prepared

Meaning: Bad news doesn't sit still in school

Context: Rumors spread fast — lies travel quicker than truth

Meaning: Testify truthfully for your brother, and pay his blood debt if needed

Context: Brotherhood means loyalty — stand by kin in both truth and trial