The carpenter’s door is loose. This might refer to the idea that people who make a profession or a habit of one thing might not have the time to even use that skill in their own life. They take care of everyone except for themselves.

More Arabic Proverbs

• Do not delay today’s work for tomorrow. Don’t procrastinate!
• Days are like countries. This means that a country might be great today, but not tomorrow. This applies to people as well.
• Avoid things that will require an apology. This means if you want to do something that you know you’ll have to apologize for, you should probably just not do it!
• Anger begins with madness, but ends in regret.
• If the wind blows, ride it.
• The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.
• The smarter you are, the less you speak.
• Ask your purse what you should buy.
• In haste there is regret, but in patience and care there is peace and safety. This means you shouldn’t rush things, because if you rush something you’ll end up doing a poor job and regretting the results. If you take your time, you’re ensuring a good end result and can feel peace in knowing that.
• Lying is a disease, and truth is a cure.
• Avoid the company of liars, but if you can’t, don’t believe them. This one is pretty straightforward, isn’t it?
• Planning is half of living.
• Much travel is needed before a raw man is ripened.
• Tougher than a stone.
• Ask the experienced rather than the learned.
• The wisest is the one who can forgive.
• A tree begins with a seed.
• If you are charitable, you are rich.
• More skillful than a silk worm.
• Wealth comes like a turtle and runs away like a gazelle. This means it can take ages for you to find wealth, but spending it all is far too easy – it can disappear before you know it!
• An envious person is the unhappiest.
• Time is made of gold.
• Do not buy either the moon or the news, for in the end they will both come out.
• Eat less to sleep more.
• A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life.
• Discipline your son when he’s young, and be his friend when he grows up.
• Keeping a secret is a commitment.