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| ID | Proverb | English Proverb | Khmer Translation | English Translation | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | ងប់នឹងស័ក្តិយស ស្អុយទាំងរស់ក្នុងលោកិយ ។ | Obsession with gaining power causes a person to stink up the entire world while still alive. | ki | |||
| 42 | ងប់នឹងជំនឿ រឿគំនិត ។ | Obsession with a belief limits your ideas. | admonition against close-mindedness | ki | ||
| 43 | ងាប់ខ្លួន សមសួនជាងងប់កេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះ ។ | Physical death is better than the death of your reputation (also "family's reputation"). | ki | |||
| 44 | ងាប់គំនិតងងឹតដល់ស្លាប់ ។ | Running out of ideas will put you in the dark until death. | admonition against lack of mindfulness | ki | ||
| 45 | ងាប់ទាំងរស់ ស្អុយទាំងស្រស់ ។ | Dead even while living, foul-smelling even while fresh. | reference to a useless person | ki | ||
| 46 | ងាប់ដៃជើង ថ្កើងជាងងាប់ពាក្យសំដី ។ | Losing a limb is better than losing your ability to communicate. | ki | |||
| 47 | ងាប់នឹងស្រី ចង្រៃមួយជិវិត ។ | Losing yourself over a woman will bring misfortune for a lifetime. | ki | |||
| 48 | ងាប់នឹងប្រុស ខូចឈ្មោះមួយជីវិត ។ | Losing yourself over a man will ruin your reputation for a lifetime. | ki | |||
| 49 | ងាប់នឹងសំដី ដូចត្រីកំភ្លា ។ | Tragedy as a result of ones own words, like a komplea fish (a type of fish that comes up to the surface to breath and thereby becomes easy prey for people to capture). | reference to causing ones own destruction through imprudent words | ki | ||
| 50 | ងាប់នឹងអាចម៍ឯង ជាក់ស្ដែងដូចខ្វែក ។ | Tragedy as a result of ones own defecation, like a kvaek (a type of bird that hunters find by seeking out its defecation). | reference to causing ones own destruction through immoral action | ki |