şaytan közlerin baylarğa

/ʃajtan køzlerin bajlarʁa/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

for the devil to bind one's eyes

To be led astray into greed, avarice and miserliness, so that one hoards rather than uses what one has.

for the devil to bind one's eyes

To be unable to form a sound judgement or make the right decision at the moment it is needed.

Malı köpnü şaytanı köp degenley, şaytan közümümü bayladı da, zamanında maldan, mülkden da aşap-içib qalalmadım, – degendi bay."As they say, whoever has much livestock has many devils — the devil bound my eyes, and in due time I could not eat or drink of my herds and my goods," said the rich man.

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