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| ID | Proverb | English Proverb | Khmer Translation | English Translation | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | ចង់គាប់ប្រើស្វះស្វែង រករៀនរិះសារពើក្ដី ។ | If a comfortable life is what you seek, study, be mindful and learn. | ki | |||
| 62 | ចង់គង់អោយទុក ចង់បានក្ដី អោយដដើរស្វែងរក ។ | If you want something well kept, you must store it away; if you want contentment, you must diligently seek it. | ki | |||
| 63 | ចង់ចេះឲ្យសម្លាប់អាចារ្យ ចង់បានផ្លែផ្កាឲ្យយកភ្លើងដុតគល់ ។ | If you want to learn, kill the learned person; if you want to get fruit, use fire to burn the root. | "kill" = metaphor for exhaustively question; "burn the root" = use more fertilizer (fertilizer is made by burning plants or cow dung) | ki | ||
| 64 | ចង់ចេះធ្វើល្ងង់ ។ | If you want knowledge, act as if ignorant. | Interpretation: A person who acts as if ignorant will put forth greater effort in listening to and learning from others. A person who thinks he or she already knows everything will have no inclination to listen or learn. | ki | ||
| 65 | ចង់បានសុខតត្រុកចូលក្រុមភាគច្រើន មិនក្រវើនមើលមុខក្រោយឲ្យច្បាស់ការ ឮតែផ្គរចាក់ចោលបង់អាសារ ដល់គ្មានភ្លៀងរត់ឆ្លេឆ្លារកទឹកគ្មាន ។ | If you want safety, join with the majority; but do not stop being vigilant; hearing the sound of thunder, you empty your barrel of water; when there is no rain, you run around desperately, unable to find water. | Interpretation: Be careful in making assumptions as you can get yourself in trouble if you are mistaken. | ki | ||
| 66 | ចង់ដឹងសេះលឿនដោយជវ័ន ចង់ដឹងគោគ្រាន់ដោយរទេះ ចង់ដឹងទឹកដោះដោយរូតកេះ ចង់ដឹងប្រាជ្ញាដោយចរចារ ។ | If you want to know how fast the horse is, race the horse; if you want to know how good the cow is, make it pull an oxcart; if you want to know whether the utter has milk, then tug at it; if you want to know whether someone is wise, converse. | ki | |||
| 67 | ចង់ឆ្ងា្ញញ់ឲ្យរកអន្លក់ ចង់ស្រណុកឲ្យនឿយពីក្មេង ឬ(ចង់ពិសារ ឲ្យរកអន្លក់) ។ | If you want tasty food, look for fresh vegetables; if you want a comfortable life, work hard while young. or (If you want to eat, look for fresh vegetables). | ki | |||
| 68 | ចង់បុណ្យបានបាប ចចើងចង់លាភ រែងបាត់ធន់ទៅ ។ | Wanting merit, you sin; lusting after wealth, you inevitably lose your riches. | Interpretation: Obsession with anything can be dangerous, even trying to gain merit. E.g., many Communists regimes are convinced of the righteousness of their actions, yet end up being responsible for horrible atrocities. | ki | ||
| 69 | ចង់ធំអោយតូច ចង់ខ្ពស់អោយទាប ចង់បានអោយបង់ ចង់ចេះអោយរៀន ចង់ទៀបអោយត្រង់ ចង់ស្រួលអោយស្រង់ ខ្លួនពីលំបាក ។ | If you want to be big, act small; if you want to be tall, act short; if you want something, offer payment; if you want to be knowledgeable, study; if you want enlightenment, be virtuous; if you want a life of ease, overcome your difficulties. | ki | |||
| 70 | ចង់ធំខំពីតូច បើខ្លាចខូចកុំឆាប់ខឹង ការអ្វីអោយចេះថ្លឹង កុំប្រឹងជុះតាមដំរី ។ | To become a big shot, work hard when small; if you fear wickedness, do not become quickly angered; know how to assess any situation; do not strain to defecate like the elephant. | Interpretation: Plan ahead to achieve your goals but remain realistic. | ki |