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ያገር ልጅ በምን ይማታል በኩበት ያ እንዳይሄድ ያ እንዳይሞት

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“How do you hit a child of the country? With dung? So that he doesn't leave and he doesn't die.”

Meaning

This proverb advises that when disciplining or correcting one's own people, the punishment or method should be corrective and non-destructive, aiming to guide them without causing permanent harm or alienating them from the community. It emphasizes gentle discipline that ensures a person remains within the community and survives.

ትርጉም

የራስን ሰው ወይም ወገን በስህተት ሲያገኝ፣ የሚያስተምር እንጂ የሚጎዳ ወይም የሚያጠፋ ቅጣት መጠቀም የለበትም። ኩበት የሚያጎዳ ስላልሆነ፣ ወገንን በሚያርምበት ጊዜ ጥንቃቄ ማድረግና ከማህበረሰቡ እንዲርቅ ወይም እንዲጎዳ አለማድረግ።

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Added July 29, 2026
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