Salthan Proverbs
The fool's closest meal at hand is always ones own tail.
Salthan: ukaleuuloshseka toslesoli
Meaning: One can always make a short-sighted move to save themselves that is foolish in the long run.
Trust your eyes at ten steps
Salthan: ushineesleolanai nenfos'hasanai
Meaning: Carefully plan for the immediate future than the long term, or that things unknown (be it new acquaintances, or taking the proverb literally, objects far away) may not be as they seem.
It is better a little pain now, to avoid a greater pain tomorrow
Salthan: Gisaliutuk |asalginetuk
Meaning: Similar to "no pain no gain".
A child learns morals (purity way) through the switch.
Salthan: ketes datuknake chikaryn folsilasske
You who knows you do not have all knowledge are wise
Salthan: datosalegika gak kas datosa chi|a!akas
Foolishness is loud, knowledge is quiet
Salthan: girials da|aka urials daka
Submit (lit. humbly bend) to punishment, you will learn purity
Salthan: ulhurs datos chituksalis nekas datos chisalis
A parent punishes their child because they love them
Salthan: tuksalis dagisap chikyrena gak saplo dagisap chikyren
A girl is not like a boy, neither is she like clay
Salthan: |asen kyreni karyena |asen kyreni athe
Meaning: there is nothing wrong with punishing a girl, but just don't punish her as severely as you would a boy
Those who build a trap, will become trapped.
Salthan: shidas kite kag dasan eknanekites chisan
One at the highest, five below, and all of mortals lowest.
Salthan: gigilsda gilshasa Sana|anai
Meaning: mortals are all equal, with the divines greater and God above them.
Listen to the drunkard, for you will hear truth
Salthan: Rials daekneulsesan kag rials datos falka
A Kes won't go over a cliff
salthan: |nenas dakes chigilsherthet
Even a stupid animals won't do incredibly stupid things.
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