As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.

Of a rascal and a serpent, the serpent is the better of the two, for he strikes only at the time he is destined to kill, while the former at every step.

A single son endowed with good qualities is far better than a hundred devoid of them.

From the withered tree, a flower blooms

Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one's own sins.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.