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and one foreleg of a young goat is enough to satisfy his hunger.
The daughter of Abū Zarʿ—what can be said of the daughter of Abū Zarʿ? She is obedient to her father and obedient to her mother; she fills out her gown, and she provokes her neighbor’s envy.
The maid of Abū Zarʿ—what of the maid of Abū Zarʿ? She never spreads our private talk abroad, never fritters away our provisions, and never turns our house into a cluttered nest. ⦗140⦘
شَطْبَةٍ وَتُشْبِعُهُ ذِرَاعُ الْجَفْرَةِ
بِنْتُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ فَمَا بِنْتُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ؟ طَوْعُ أَبِيهَا وَطَوْعُ أمها وملء كِسَائِهَا وَغَيْظُ جَارَتِهَا
جَارِيَةُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ فَمَا جَارِيَةُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ؟ لَا تَبُثُّ حَدِيثَنَا تَبْثِيثًا وَلَا تُنَقِّثُ مِيرَتَنَا تَنْقِيثًا وَلَا تَمْلَأُ بَيْتَنَا تَعْشِيشًا
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