الأقارب عقارب
“Relatives can be scorpions.”
Family closeness does not guarantee kindness; betrayal can come from those nearest to you.
— Traditional Sahrawi Wisdom, Western Sahara
Source: Traditional Hassaniya-Sahrawi proverb, shared Sahrawi-Bedouin Arab oral tradition, public-domain
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