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This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone puts in very little effort or investment but expects or claims to have achieved massive results. It highlights the exaggeration of outcomes or the irony of someone who consumes something of low value but boasts about producing something of high value.

This proverb emphasizes the importance of progress and upward mobility. It suggests that rising from poverty to wealth is a desirable journey, whereas falling from a high status to a low one is a tragedy. It is used to highlight the value of growth and the hardship of downfall.

This proverb is used to criticize hypocrisy or double standards. It refers to someone who outwardly performs pious acts (like the ritualistic holy baths in the month of Magham) but privately engages in base, immoral, or contradictory behavior. It describes people who maintain a virtuous facade while their actions are unethical.

This expression is used to highlight the difference in quality and impact between two people's words or actions. It suggests that when a person with bad intentions or lack of skill speaks, it is perceived as noise (meaningless or annoying), whereas when a wise, talented, or kind person speaks, it is perceived as art or wisdom. It is often used to contrast the speech of a fool versus a scholar.

This proverb is used to describe a person who puts on grand airs or acts superior while actually depending on others' charity, and further exhibits entitlement by getting angry when their demands are not met. It highlights the irony of having a big ego despite being in a position of dependency.

This proverb describes hypocrisy or a lack of character. It refers to a person who outwardly performs sacred rituals or acts very pious, but privately engages in immoral, unethical, or lowly activities. It is used to call out someone whose public image contradicts their private actions.

This proverb is used to describe a woman who is frequently scolded, beaten, or subjected to harsh treatment by everyone in the household, much like an acrobat's drum which is beaten on both sides by anyone and everyone. It highlights a state of being constantly abused or handled roughly.

This proverb is used to describe hypocrisy. It refers to someone who outwardly pretends to be pious, noble, or strictly religious, but secretly engages in immoral, lowly, or contradictory activities.

This proverb describes a person who makes loud, aggressive threats or boasts (like the loud bleating of a goat) but acts out of cowardice or behaves sneakily when it comes to actual action (hiding in thick, thorny Korinda bushes). It is used to mock someone whose actions don't match their loud words.

This proverb is used to describe a hypocrite who preaches high moral values and sacred principles to others but leads a dishonest, immoral, or low-standard life in private. It highlights the vast difference between a person's words and their actual deeds.