A bo dechebuul e a kedeiuul oltoir.
“It is the poor man who is chased by beggars.”
Ironically, those who have already lost everything are pursued hardest by creditors, while the wealthy are left in peace.
— 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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