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| ID | Proverb | English Proverb | Khmer Translation | English Translation | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | ឃ្វាលគោក្របីដោយអាជ្ញា ឃ្វាលចិត្តល្អជាដោយអំណត់ ។ | Tend cows and buffalos with authority; tend kindness with patience. | ki | |||
| 32 | ឃ្វាលចិត្តឥតកំណាញ់ ដោយលះបង់កុំប្រណី ។ | Tend the generous nature by getting rid of possessions without hesitation. | ki | |||
| 33 | ងប់នឹងញាតិ ឃ្លាតច្បាប់ ។ | Obsession with your family will cause you to stray from the law. | reference to nepotism | ki | ||
| 34 | ងប់នឹងមាសប្រាក់ ខូចយសសក្កា ។ | Obsession with gold and silver damages your status. | ki | |||
| 35 | ងប់នឹងប្រុស ខូចព្រហ្មចារី ។ | Obsession with men jeopardizes your virginity. | ki | |||
| 36 | ងប់នឹងស្រី ចំណីទុក្ខ ។ | Obsession with women is fuel for suffering. | ki | |||
| 37 | ងប់នឹងល្បែង តែងហិនហោច ។ | Obsession with gambling leads you to ruins. | ki | |||
| 38 | ងប់នឹងស្រា ខូចស្មារតី ។ | Obsession with alcohol damages your memory. | ki | |||
| 39 | ងប់នឹងពាក្យសរសោរ គេថាភ្លើ ។ | Dual Translation: (1) Obsession with words of praise is stupid; and (2) Obsession with words of praise will lead others to consider you stupid. | ki | |||
| 40 | ងប់នឹងពាក្យបង្គាប់ ស្លាប់គំនិខ ។ | Obsession with words of deprecation kills off ideas. | reference to unconstructive criticism | ki |