- English translation
The One who gave creatures mouths will also provide their sustenance.
- Literal wording
The one who created the jaws is responsible for the provisions.
- Meaning and lesson
The proverb expresses confidence that the Creator provides for created beings. It answers fear about livelihood by linking the ability to eat with the assurance that food and other necessities remain under divine care.
In explicitly religious terms, it discourages preoccupation with earning one’s living and urges reliance on the Creator. Its force is reassuring: provision is presented as not lying outside the Creator’s care.
- When it is used
Used to reassure someone worried about livelihood or daily provision, encouraging trust in the Creator rather than continued anxiety about sustenance. The saying frames that reassurance in explicitly religious terms.
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