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Impractical Planning
2 Arabic proverbs of 4 across all languages
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«قَبْلْ مَا خَطَبْ عَبَّى الْحَطَبْ، وِقَالْ: أَبْنِي الْكَوَانِينْ فِينْ؟»
The saying mocks a man who has not even asked for a bride yet already hauls in fuel for the wedding cooking and wonders where to set up the hearths, temporary stoves for the feast. A variant has him bargaining with the fritter-maker over wedding sweets instead; the image of eagerness skipping the essential first step is the same.
«طَالِبِ الْمَال بِلَا مَالْ زَيِّ حَامِلِ الْمَيَّهْ فِي الْغُرْبَالْ»
Trying to make money without any money is like carrying water in a sieve.
The saying holds that making money requires money to begin with. It targets a lack of starting capital, not being poor in general. A person with no capital to plant crops, stock goods, or invest has nothing that can grow into profit, so their effort slips away, just as water runs straight through a sieve.
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