چې غوا غوجلې له ځي، بدرۍ/خدرۍ مېچنې له ځي
Che ghwa ghojale la zi, badray/khadray mechane la zi
When it is time to milk the cow, the disorganized woman starts grinding grain.
Zuban Daraz [adj.]: big-mouthed, arrogant, disrespectful in speech.
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Veela na waqt bibi charh bethi takhat
Without rhyme or reason, the lady went and sat on the throne
આદિ વેર ઘંટી તે ઘઉં, આદિ વેર સાસુ તે વહુ.
Ādi vēr ghaṇṭī tē ghau, ādi vēr sāsu tē vahu.
Primordial enmity [exists] between the grindstone and the wheat; primordial enmity [exists] between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. (Listed alongside cat-and-mouse, thief-and-honest-man as a 'natural,' inevitable enmity.)
سړي کور جوړوي، ښځې یې ابادوي
Sarhe kor jorhawe, khaze ye abadawe
Men build the house; women turn it into a home.