Three Proverbs

A hunter went killing sparrows one cold day. As he
carried on the slaughter, his eyes were streaming.
Said one bird to another: Look at the man crying.
Said the other: Never mind his tears, watch his hands.
Have patience over a bad neighbor: either he’ll
move, or a calamity will come and shift him.
Honor lives in the manes of horses.
Translated by Herbert Howarth and Ibrahim Shukrallah