الذيب ما يهرول عبث
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
Literally: “The wolf does not scurry in vain"
Pronunciation
- (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ɪðːiːb mɑː‿jhərwɪl ʕəbəθ/
Proverb
الذيب ما يهرول عبث • (iḏḏīb mā-yharwil ʕabaṯ)
- A bad person does not do something arbitrarily and/or futilely, even if their action seems innocent or innocuous