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Question by This is not here: What is the closest English equivalent you can think of to the following Egyptian proverb?
يعملوها الكبار و يوقعوا فيها الصغار

The best I could come up with (not a proverb at all) was “children have to pay for adults’ mistakes”, but it doesn’t seem to really capture it at all. I need this asap please before I leave.

Please and thanks

BEQ (Bonus Egypt Q): What’s your favourite Egyptian Proverb?

Best answer:

Answer by L1
if u r interested in proverbs get the book الامثال العامية لاحمد تيمور باشا
i really love reading it
ask in the education\quotation section if there is a quote with the same meaning
sorry, i wud have loved to help u….

there are so many that i like but i guess i have to write something so here it is
اللى ما تربيه الاهالى تربيه الايام و الليالى

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