مال البخيل ياكله العيار
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Gulf Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally: “That which belongs to the stingy person, the cunning person will eat (acquire) it."
Proverb
[edit]مال اِلْبَخيل ياكْلَه اِلْعَيَّار • (mal-ɪlbəxil yakl-əl3əyyər)
- If someone holds something in a stingy manner, someone will eventually get to it, hence rendering all their time spent protecting their possessions pointless.