The miller takes (steals) handful by handful, but the Lord takes {sums up his reckoning) mule (load)by mule (load).

磨坊主一把一把地偷，主却一把一把地赶骡子。

The misfortunes of some people are advantages to others.

有些人的不幸对另一些人是有利的。

The mother of the coward does not grieve (for him).

懦夫的母亲不会(为他)悲伤。

The mouse is bridled in his house.

老鼠被关在屋里。

The needy is the brother of the cuckold.

穷人是戴绿帽子的人的兄弟。

The nuptials are the nuptials of our father, yet the people fight with us.

婚礼是我们父亲的婚礼，但是人们和我们一起战斗。

The one-eyed person is a beauty in the country of the blind.

在盲人的国度里，一个独眼的人是一个美人。

The oppression of Turks, rather than the justice of Arabs.

土耳其人的压迫，而不是阿拉伯人的正义。

The owl has become a poetess.

猫头鹰变成了一位女诗人。

The ox that ploughs is not to he muzzled.

犁地的牛，不可戴上辔头。

The people concerned in the nuptials long for the broth.

参加婚礼的人都渴望喝汤。

The people went away ; the baboons remained.

人们走了;狒狒仍然。

The person who predicts the future is lying, even when he is right.

预测未来的人在撒谎，即使他是对的。

The pregnant woman longed for it, but the nurse ate it.

孕妇很想吃，但护士把它吃了。

The presents of our friends are (as dear to us as if they were) upon the leaves of rue.

我们的朋友送我们的礼物，就像当初送我们的礼物一样珍贵。