eşek tınçayğanı elek ağaç kötürmez

/eʃek tɯntʃajʁanɯ elek aʁatʃ køtyrmez/

Literal translation

a donkey that has taken its ease will not lift [even] a sieve's wooden rim

Intended meaning

A lazy person is of no use for anything.
  • Eşek tınçayğanı elek ağaç kötürmez dep, qızını erinçekligine anası bek jarsıydı."A donkey that has taken its ease will not lift a sieve's wooden rim," said the mother, deeply grieved by her daughter's laziness.

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