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

• The house of a tyrant is a ruin.
• Do not eat your bread on somebody else’s table. This means that you shouldn’t benefit off of someone else’s expense; as in, you shouldn’t dirty someone else’s table if you’re just going to be eating your bread.
• Avoid that which requires an apology.
• Unity is power.
• Few know how much we must know in order to know how little we know.
• Be patient and you’ll get what you want.
• Even if friend is honey, don’t lick them all up.
• Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
• Lack of intelligence is the greatest poverty.
• Every sun has to set.
• Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time.
• The envious were created just to be infuriated. This means that there’s no end result to envy other than fury. If you’re feeling envious, you’re only leading yourself down a path to anger.
• The fruit of silence is tranquility.
• Send a wise man; don’t advise him.
• Arrogance diminishes wisdom.
• Silence is the sign of approval.
• Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment.
• It’s better to fix what you have than wait to get what you don’t have.
• 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.
• Much travel is needed before a raw man is ripened.
• The smarter you are, the less you speak.
• Ask your purse what you should buy.