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Comment by thih9

I miss the meaning. Here's what I had to search for:

- "A whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men" - It is not proper for a woman to engage in overtly masculine behavior. Source: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+whistling+woman+and+a...

- "The music of the rich is always pleasant, even if played on a jawbone" - I still don't know what this was supposed to mean.

I like how wikipedia presents the proverbs from Netherlandish Proverbs[1], with a list, an image, and the meaning.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlandish_Proverbs#List_of...

parent thih9 2 years ago

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