ما تكبر إلا المزبلة
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| 4 | Only the trash can gets bigger |
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| 3 | Vanity comes with lowliness. |
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| 1 | Empty vessels make most noise |
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Only the trash can gets bigger Explanation: Literal translation meaning that ´ bad issues add to the existing trash´ |
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Empty vessels make most noise Explanation: Empty vessels make most noise An Empty Barrel makes the most noise -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-08-05 17:19:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hollow things make the biggest sounds |
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16 hrs confidence:
Vanity comes with lowliness. Explanation: This is a literal translation of the proverb. |
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