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A redil a desemelel a sechal.

The woman is the outrigger for the man.

Just as an outrigger stabilizes a canoe, a spouse provides the balance and support that steadies a household.

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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