Proverbs

Mean

Std. Deviation

There are two gifts we shall give our children. One is roots and the other is wings.

4.3390

1.24027

The wolf has a thick neck, because he does his job on his own.

3.8136

1.33229

Man is the head of the family and woman is its soul.

3.5932

1.48694

If you know how to wait, sooner or later your time will come.

3.5932

1.36607

The dog jumps according to the stick.

3.5593

1.52305

Woman shall be for bad and for good.

3.4915

1.43085

Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

3.3051

1.34234

If heart will allow, and hand will not allow, then nothing will follow.

3.2034

1.50608

You can build a house on a father’s blessing.

2.9153

1.45375

Where the dog whelped, there it got its habits.

2.8983

1.44670

Don’t laugh too much, because you will cry later.

2.8644

1.54761

I good heart prays to God, a naughty one bitterly cries.

2.8475

1.48340

If there is no fear, there is no shame.

2.8136

1.47945

Man is the master of the house and woman is its adornment.

2.8136

1.45596

You are as good as the company you keep.

2.7797

1.39046

A curse spoken by father may bury a son.

2.7458

1.43351

Woman has a bag full of tears for everyone.

2.6949

1.54534

Woman is judged by how she keeps the house, and man – by what he brings in.

2.6949

1.41731

He who was married as a joke shall wear his horns.

2.6610

1.52689

Break the snake’s head while it is still small.

2.6441

1.49439

Each goat on her own leg stands.

2.5254

1.41855

Spank the small bottom, if you don’t want to spank a big one.

2.4407

1.48871

Woman cares for a man only when she sees him.

2.3729

1.40072

Meek lamb sucks two mothers.

2.3559

1.28335

Even if the man brings in with both hands full, when the woman takes out with just a little finger, the house will always be empty.

2.3220

1.35749

Woman always says “Give me, husband”, and never “Give me, God”.

2.0847

1.29039

Let your son marry when you like to, and give your daughter to marriage when she is asked for.

2.0339

1.40155

Make him marry to restrain his fury.

1.8475

1.12669

If you don’t slap a woman’s neck once a week, she will not stay in the nest.

1.7966

1.31017

Woman shall not know and say too much.

1.6949

1.19271