«اِلْبِهِيمَهْ الْعِشَرْ مَا تْنَاطِحْشْ»

The saying advises a person facing particular risk to avoid provoking disputes or entering needless contests. Prudence is presented as a sensible response when one’s safety, security, or an important responsibility could be harmed.

It can urge restraint before a confrontation that offers little benefit but may bring serious consequences. It does not endorse timidity in general or say that every challenge must be avoided; rather, vulnerability may call for caution and self-protection.

Use it to advise someone in a precarious position not to escalate an argument, rivalry, or risky undertaking, especially when they have something important to protect and can reasonably avoid an unnecessary conflict.