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Proverb #3: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
The equivalents given by the book are in the picture, but I found more: https://shorturl.at/gyOS9

Some interesting differences show up when we look at how the same sentence is said in different languages: would you translate these keeping them as close to the original as possible or would you change them to fit the rules of the target language?

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Proverbs #1 and 2 are very similar:
1. A bad workman always finds fault with his tools.
2. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
The equivalents given by the book are in the picture, but I also found some variations in other languages online: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-proverbial-tongue-bad-workman.html

Do you have any sayings about not taking responsibility for your mistakes in your language?

#translationtuesday #proverbs

I've had this little book for a very long time and would love to share it with you! As you probably know, proverbs don't translate literally between languages and this dictionary aims to offer equivalents in German, French, English and Portuguese.
Once a week, I'll post something about the translation of each proverb.
Full post: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-proverbial-tongue-dictionary-of.ht...
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Have you ever felt joyful, but when you stopped to wonder why, it departs?

Read more on Lent: Season of Reflections by Robert H. Wellington. Download for FREE at https://roberthwellington.com/videos-audios/

Find Joy In suffering.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. -
Proverbs 3: 5-6

#innerpeace #joy #proverbs #fyp #explore #viral

An excellent look at the life and work of water activist Tantoh Nforba and water equity. The illustrations are gorgeous, and the story is not oversimplified. #PictureBook #Africa #Nonfiction

I admit I had low expectations of the children‘s books I picked for #readingafrica2022 from Hoopla, but I was pleasantly surprised by this picture book. It‘s the story of a man who falls in love with gardening and the land in his village in #Cameroon, and grows up to do incredible work providing clean water and farming know-how to other villages in the region. It‘s inspiring and I‘d love to know more about Farmer Tantoh and his work.

“What‘s meant for you will reach you even if it‘s beneath two mountains, and what‘s not meant for you won‘t reach you even if it‘s between your two lips”

I love this. #wisewords #litsy #proverbs

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This commentary is a bit dated now, but no matter. Ever read Proverbs? You don‘t need to religious: in fact, it might help if you‘re not. Personally, I find more wisdom in just one of these aphorisms - and there are many - than in the utterances of a thousand politicians.

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