1. التوت نحَيس بطعمه نمّام

    مَن يسرقه يطبّع أكمامه

    The mulberry is ill-starred, its taste a tattletale;

    whoever steals it, it leaves its mark upon his sleeves.

  2. يستاهل ذا النكيد مَن يطعنه

    بالشوك إذا رآه يوم قدّامه

    This vexatious thing deserves someone to stab it

    with a fork, should he ever see it before him.