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Harm Repaying Service
3 proverbs
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- Arabic
«أَنَا فِيكْ بَدَادِي واِنْتَ بِتِقْطَعْ أَوْتَادِي»
I care for you, and you repay me by pulling down my shelter.
The saying rebukes someone who answers kindness with harm. It contrasts protective, attentive care with an act that destroys the security and support of the person offering that care.
- Arabic
«عَلِّمْتُه السِّرْقَهْ حَط إِيدُهْ فِي الْخِرْقَهْ»
I taught him how to steal, and the first thing he did was slip his hand into my own clothes.
The saying captures the bitter irony of passing on a skill only to become its first victim. A teacher shows someone how to steal, and the pupil's opening move is to reach into the teacher's own clothing. Ingratitude is the core charge: the beneficiary repays instruction by exploiting the person who gave it.
- Arabic
«آخِرْ خِدْمِةْ الغُز عَلْقَةْ»
You serve the Ghuzz, and they send you off with a beating.
The saying pictures someone giving their labor to others and receiving blows when that service ends. What should have been a moment of thanks becomes one of injury.
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