وقِدْرٍ كَكَفِّ القِرْدِ لا مُسْتَعِيرُها

يُعارُ وَلا مَنْ يأتِها يتَدسَّم

A kettle like the ape's paw has no one who borrows it

It is lent but no one who comes to it smells its contents