గుడ్డి ఎద్దు చేలో పడ్డట్టు

This proverb is used to describe a situation where an innocent associate or a bystander suffers the same harsh punishment or hardship as the main culprit. Just as charcoal is burnt and exhausted while heating iron in a forge, an innocent person often gets caught up and destroyed in the process of dealing with a problematic person or situation.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone claims to be kind or well-intentioned, but their actions (or the results of their actions) are harsh or stingy. It often refers to a person who speaks sweetly but fails to provide help or resources when needed, similar to a mother who is loving in words but serves very little food with the ladle.

This expression describes hypocrisy or a situation where someone talks very politely or makes grand promises but acts in a harmful or contrary manner. It is used to describe people whose actions do not match their virtuous words.

This expression suggests that good and evil, or successes and failures, are two sides of the same coin and are both part of the divine order. It is used to console someone facing hardship, implying that just as one accepts the 'good' (right hand), they must also accept the 'bad' (left hand) as part of life's natural balance.

Life is a fabric woven with both good and bad experiences. This expression is used to convey that success and failure, or joy and sorrow, are inseparable parts of the human experience, just like the vertical (warp) and horizontal (woof) threads that make a cloth.

This expression is used to describe someone who acts recklessly, indiscriminately, or without foresight. Just as a blind ox in a lush field would eat or trample everything without knowing where to stop or what is valuable, it refers to a person who mindlessly indulges in something or handles a task without any plan or control.

This expression is used to describe someone who starts a task or enters a situation without any thought, direction, or awareness of the consequences. Just as a blind ox would aimlessly wander and ruin a field of crops because it cannot see where it is going, this phrase critiques reckless or mindless behavior.

This proverb highlights situations where an individual feels overly comfortable and entitled. Just as a bull thrives and roams freely in a field of castor plants (which are difficult to clear), a son-in-law is often pampered, prioritized, and treated with excessive hospitality at his in-laws' place. It is used to describe someone enjoying a position of prestige or being the center of attention.

This proverb is used to criticize excessive or unnecessary expenditure and effort on something that is already worthless or beyond repair. It highlights the irony of providing high security or maintenance to a failed venture.

* Wer da fallt, über ihm laufen alle Welt, ! Ao cas morido, todos o mordem, ‡ Cognatio movet invidiam.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where one person's loss or actions do not affect another person's basic needs or routine. It highlights indifference or a sense of detachment, suggesting that someone else's problem is not their concern as long as their own sustenance or comfort is secured.