(Chinta chikhhaa brabri)
Panjabi Proverbs
(Chirriaa dee mout gvaraa’n daa hasa)
Fun to you, but death to frogs
(Chirreaa’n dee mout gvaara’n daa hasa)
It is sport to you, but death to us.
(Choor choori shadhooga par hera feri nahi’n)
A snake must hiss even it does not bite
(Choor dee dharri vich tinkaa)
A guilty conscience needs no accusation.
(Choor dee maa kad tak kheir mnaeigee)
A pitcher that goes to the well will be broken one day
(Choori daa maal jivey’n aaounda hei tivey’n chaliea janda hei)
Ill gotten, ill spent.
(Shaj tey boley shhanii vee boley)
The pot calling the kettle black.
(Shatii bhojan khanney bahater rog lanney)
More dishes more diseases.
(Shotta jiha ougann bhee mhaan gunn noo dhhak leinda hei)
Fly in the ointment.
(Jagnaath key bhaat ko jagat psarey haath)
True faith and devotion pay no regard to the prejudices of caste
(Jat ganaa dinda marda bhelii dinda nahi marda)
Penny wise pound foolish .
(Jat mchlaa khudaa noo lei gaey choor)
Where ignorance is bliss, it’s folly to be wise.
(Jadoo’n bherrey din aaoundey hun taa’n akal ve mari jandi hei)
When a man falls on evil days, his wits are clouded.
(Jaat dee koharr kirli shitira noo jafey)
To bite off more than one can chew.
(Jandey choor dee langoti hee sahi)
Something is better than nothing.
(Jis tan lagey soo tan janney)
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
(Jis traa’n daa mooh oss traa’n daa thaperr)
The burden as the wearer.
(Jis thali vich khanna os vich hee sheik karna)
To cut the hand that serves
(Jis daa shuroo changa os daa annt changa)
Well begun is half done.
(Jis daa kam val nahi dhiean os daa hei saaf miedaan)
Business neglected, business lost
(Jis daa khanna osey noo graounna)