ድሀ ውሃውን ጠጥቶ እሳቱን ይሞቃል ሀብታም ስለገንዘቡ ይጨነቃል
“The poor man drinks his water and warms himself by the fire; the rich man worries about his money.”
ትርጉም
This proverb illustrates the stark contrast in life circumstances and peace of mind between a poor person and a rich person. The poor person finds contentment and simple pleasures in what little they have, such as drinking water and warming by a fire, without the burden of wealth-related anxieties. The rich person, despite their abundance, is often consumed by worries about their money, its preservation, or its management. The proverb conveys that wealth does not automatically equate to happiness and can, in fact, be a source of stress and worry, while simplicity can bring a certain peace.
ትርጉም
ይህ ምሳሌ የድሃውንና የሀብታሙን የኑሮ ሁኔታና የአእምሮ ሰላም ልዩነት ያሳያል። ድሃው በቀላል ነገር ደስተኛ ሆኖ የሚያገኘውን ትንሽ ነገር ተጠቅሞ ይኖራል። ሀብታሙ ግን ብዙ ሀብት ቢኖረውም ከሀብቱ ጋር አብሮ በሚመጣው ጭንቀትና ስጋት ይሰቃያል። ምሳሌው ሀብት የግድ ደስታን እንደማያመጣና አንዳንድ ጊዜም ጭንቀት እንደሚሆን ይገልጻል።