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Ng mechubs a ikrel e mengerem emel.

Healed on the outside, but rotten within.

A warning that outward appearances can conceal a hidden problem beneath the surface.

Traditional Palau Wisdom, Palau

Source: Traditional Palauan proverb; documented in A. Obak & R. K. McKnight, Palauan Proverbs, and Palauan Language Online (tekinged.com/misc/proverbs.php)

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