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ለሰው ልጅ ከሚያበሉ ለውሻ ልጅ ያብሉ

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“Rather than feeding a human child, feed a dog's child.”

Meaning

This proverb highlights extreme ingratitude or disloyalty in some people. It suggests that it's more rewarding or less disappointing to do good for an animal, like a dog, which might show more loyalty and appreciation, than for a human who might be ungrateful or even betray you. It's used to express deep frustration with human behavior, implying that some people are worse than animals in terms of gratitude.

ትርጉም

ይህ ብሂል የሚያመለክተው አንዳንድ ሰዎች ምስጋና ቢሶችና ታማኝ ያልሆኑ እንደሆኑ ነው። ለሰው ልጅ መልካም ብታደርግለትም አያመሰግንም ወይም ሊከዳህ ይችላል፤ ስለዚህም ከአመስጋኝ ያልሆነ ሰው ይልቅ ለእንስሳ መልካም ማድረግ ይሻላል ማለት ነው። ይህ ንግግር የሰዎችን ክህደት እና ምስጋና ቢስነት ለመግለጽ ያገለግላል።

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Added July 29, 2026
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