ទឹកឡើងត្រីស៊ីស្រមោច ទឹកហោចស្រមោចស៊ីត្រី
“When the water rises, the fish eat the ants; when the water recedes, the ants eat the fish.”
Fortunes turn. Those who are powerful today may be powerless tomorrow, so never be cruel in strength.
— Traditional Khmer Wisdom, Cambodia
Source: Traditional Khmer proverb (សុភាសិត), public-domain oral tradition
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