- Literally
- There is a difference between bow and bow; a fool bows excessively;
- What it means
- Excessive displays of humility often conceal treachery rather than genuine respect.
- The English proverb Shah set beside it
- Full of courtesy full of craft.He has one face to God, and another to devil.A honey tongue, devil at heart.The fair speeches of a bad man are designed for treachery.Beware of fine tongue, it will sting you mortally.God is in his tongue and devil in his heart.
Also said as
- દગાખોર દુના નમે, ચિત્તા ચોર કમાન.
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