እድሜ ያልመከረው ሽማግሌ ከውሀ የገባ አሞሌ

Meaning

This proverb criticizes an older person who lacks wisdom despite their age. Just as a bar of salt dissolves and becomes useless in water, an elder who hasn't gained wisdom from their long life is similarly diminished in value and respect, emphasizing that age should naturally bring wisdom.

ትርጉም

ይህ ብሂል ዕድሜው ቢገፋም ጥበብ ያላካበተን ሽማግሌ ይተቻል። ውሀ ውስጥ እንደገባ አሞሌ (ጨው) ዋጋ እንደሚያጣ ሁሉ፣ ከዕድሜው ጥበብን ያልቀሰመ ሽማግሌም ዋጋ ቢስና ክብር የሌለው መሆኑን ያመለክታል።