«اِللِّي يَاكُلْ الرِّغِيفْ مَاهُوشْ ضَعِيفْ»

The proverb casts ordinary eating as proof against a claim of weakness. It targets a person who presents themselves as ill during work while otherwise seeming to have the vigor of a healthy person.

It serves as a skeptical rebuke to someone believed to be using sickness as an excuse to avoid working. The saying contrasts the person’s complaint with conduct taken to show that the complaint is false.

Use it to criticize someone thought to be feigning illness in order to avoid work while appearing healthy and eating normally. It is a pointed, accusatory remark rather than a neutral observation.