من يقول للصيد فَمَّك ابخر

Another Libyan proverb from kato of http://dormirdebout.wordpress.com:

من يقول للصيد فَمَّك ابخر

(men yaqulu lilSaid famak abkharu)

Literal meaning:Who would tell the lion that his breath stinks?

Meaning: fear of retaliation, nobody wants to confront a tyrant. Kato adds "If this isn’t poignant in contemporary Libya, I don’t know what is"

If you can think of an English equivalent for this proverb, comment below. 

يبيعوا القرد وضحكوا عاللي شاريه

A Libyan proverb from www.libi.mobi


 يبيعوا القرد ويضحكوا عاللي شاريه
(yebi'u elqard wa yaDHaku 'ali sharihe)
Literal meaning: They sell the monkey and laugh at the buyer
Meaning: This is used in describing certain people who are known for deceiving others, a little like the American expression "selling a pig in a poke".

خمر بلاش القاضي يشربه

An Omani proverb from the Sablat Oman Forums:


  خمر بلاش القاضي يشربه 
(khamer bilash alqadi yeshurba)
Literal meaning:The free alcohol is taken even by the judge.
Meaning: Even the professionally honest can give in to temptation. In English you might say "Every man has his price"