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Proverb Translation (ដោយ គុជ ច័ន្ទលី)
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Proverb Translation (by Khmer Institute)
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ងប់នឹងស័ក្តិយស ស្អុយទាំងរស់ក្នុងលោកិយ ។ [41]
Obsession with gaining power causes a person to stink up the entire world while still alive. -
ងប់នឹងជំនឿ រឿគំនិត ។ [42]
Obsession with a belief limits your ideas.
admonition against close-mindedness -
ងាប់ខ្លួន សមសួនជាងងប់កេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះ ។ [43]
Physical death is better than the death of your reputation (also "family's reputation"). -
ងាប់គំនិតងងឹតដល់ស្លាប់ ។ [44]
Running out of ideas will put you in the dark until death.
admonition against lack of mindfulness -
ងាប់ទាំងរស់ ស្អុយទាំងស្រស់ ។ [45]
Dead even while living, foul-smelling even while fresh.
reference to a useless person -
ងាប់ដៃជើង ថ្កើងជាងងាប់ពាក្យសំដី ។ [46]
Losing a limb is better than losing your ability to communicate. -
ងាប់នឹងស្រី ចង្រៃមួយជិវិត ។ [47]
Losing yourself over a woman will bring misfortune for a lifetime. -
ងាប់នឹងប្រុស ខូចឈ្មោះមួយជីវិត ។ [48]
Losing yourself over a man will ruin your reputation for a lifetime. -
ងាប់នឹងសំដី ដូចត្រីកំភ្លា ។ [49]
Tragedy as a result of ones own words, like a komplea fish (a type of fish that comes up to the surface to breath and thereby becomes easy prey for people to capture).
reference to causing ones own destruction through imprudent words -
ងាប់នឹងអាចម៍ឯង ជាក់ស្ដែងដូចខ្វែក ។ [50]
Tragedy as a result of ones own defecation, like a kvaek (a type of bird that hunters find by seeking out its defecation).
reference to causing ones own destruction through immoral action