ካልበሉበት ደጀ ሰላም ከበሉበት ቤት ነው
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“If you don't eat from it, it's a 'deje selam' (church porch); if you eat from it, it's a house.”
ትርጉም
This proverb means that a place only becomes truly 'yours' (like a house, a place of belonging and sustenance) if you benefit from it or are sustained by it. If it provides no utility or comfort, it's just a public space, not a home. It speaks of the importance of benefit and utility in defining a relationship with a place.
ትርጉም
አንድ ቦታ ጥቅም እስካልሰጠ ወይም እስካልመገበ ድረስ የውጭ ሰው እንደሆነ፣ ነገር ግን ጥቅምና መኖሪያ ሲሆን ደግሞ የራሱ እንደሆነ የሚያሳይ ነው። የጥቅምንና የጥገኝነትን አስፈላጊነት ይገልጻል።
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