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Telugu Proverb:
ఊరు విడిచి పొరుగూరికి వెళ్లినా, పూనిన కర్మము మానదు
English Translation:
Although you leave the village and go to another, your evil destiny will still attend you.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరు పొమ్మంటుంది, కాడు రమ్మంటుంది
English Translation:
The village says “go,” the cemetery says “come.”About to die.He is burnt to the socket.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరివారి బిడ్డను నగరివారు కొట్టితే, నగరివారి బిడ్డను నారాయణుడు కొట్టును
English Translation:
If one of the royal family strike a villager’s child, Narayana will strike his child.""[The LORD] will avenge the blood of his servants."" Deuteronomy xxxii. 43.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరివాడికి కాటిభయం, పొరుగూరివాడికి నీటిభయం
English Translation:
The inhabitant of the village is afraid of the cemetery; the stranger is afraid of the water. The inhabitant of the village has a superstitious dread of the burial or burning ground, and avoids it; but the stranger does not know its situation and walks through it. On the other hand, the villager knows the depth of the tank, and does not fear going into it, but the stranger is afraid to venture.No safe wading in an unknown water.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరి పిడుగు వచ్చి వీరిశెట్టిని కొట్టుకొని పోయినది
English Translation:
The misfortune of the village has carried off Virisetti.The story is as follows: A burglar in digging through the wall of a house was killed by the wall falling upon him; his wife prosecuted the owner of the house for having badly built walls; the house owner blamed the builder; the builder blamed a woman who had distracted his attention while at his work, by passing by that way; the woman blamed a goldsmith to whom she was going to get certain jewels which he had not finished for her; the goldsmith blamed the banker for not letting him have gold in time; the banker was sentenced accordingly to be impaled, but on the point of being put to death he suggested that the size of the instruments would be much better suited to fat Virisetti (to whom he owed a grudge); fat Virisetti was executed accordingly. This happened at Anyayapura (the city of injustice.)The innocent sutfering for the guilty.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరి మీద నూరు పడ్డా, కరణము మీద కాసు పడదు
English Translation:
Though a hundred [pagodas] be levied from the village, not a cash will be paid by the Karanam.A cash (కాసు) is l-GOth of an Anna.The instrument of oppression does not himself suffer.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరికె వస్తే మావాడు మరివకడు వున్నాడు
English Translation:
If they are to be had for nothing, I have a relative here. Wishing to get two shares.Greediness.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరికే వుండలేక పోతే, వురి పెట్టుకో
English Translation:
If you can’t be quiet, hang yourself.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరికి వక బోగముది, యెవరివద్ద ఆడును.",
,English Translation: There is but one dancing girl in the village; before whom is she to dance?

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరికి వుపకారముగా ఆలికి కోక కొని పెట్టుతాను, యింటింటికీ డబ్బు యివ్వండి అన్నాడట
English Translation:
As a public benefaction, I will buy a cloth for my wife; give me a pice from each house.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరికి పొయ్యేవానికి లేకపోయినా, బహిర్భూమికి పొయ్యేవానికి బత్యము కట్టుమన్నట్టు
English Translation:
Never mind giving provisions to the man setting out on a journey, but supply them to the man going to the rear of the village.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరకుంటు, అడివిలేడి.",
,English Translation: Lame in the village and an antelope in the jungle.A skulk.