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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«اِلرَّشَلْ يِجْلِبِ الْقَشَلْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

Foolish ways lead to empty pockets.

Literal wording

Foolishness brings on bankruptcy.

Meaning and lesson

The saying claims that foolish, reckless or ill-mannered behavior eventually drains a person's means. Someone who acts without sense or restraint is expected to lose resources, opportunities and support. It works as a moral generalization about conduct and fortune, not as a literal or guaranteed rule of cause and effect.

More broadly, it ties prosperity to good character and sound judgment. Livelihood is pictured as something earned and kept through decent, sensible conduct, while frivolity and bad manners push it away. The rhyme gives the warning a memorable, almost formulaic ring.

When it is used

Suitable as a pointed warning or a wry comment when someone's careless, rash or ill-mannered behavior seems to be costing them money, work or goodwill. It can sound judgmental if aimed directly at a person, so it fits advice or rueful hindsight better.

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