مال البخيل ياكله العيار
Gulf Arabic
editEtymology
editLiterally: “That which belongs to the stingy person, the cunning person will eat (acquire) it."
Proverb
editمال اِلْبَخيل ياكْلَه اِلْعَيَّار • (mal-ɪlbəxil yakl-əl3əyyər)
- If someone holds something in a stingy manner, someone will eventually get to it, hence rendering all their time spent protecting their possessions pointless.