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)

1. A bad person does not do something arbitrarily and/or futilely, even if their action seems innocent or innocuous