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Some gold-weight markings depict an action or scene in a proverb. Others are mnemonic, reminding people of proverbs but not illustrating them. The following list links some gold-weight markings with the proverbs they represent.
| Gold Weight | Proverb |
| A leopard attacking a hunter | It's better not to shoot at the leopard at all than to shoot and miss. |
| Two fighting birds | Two birds fighting with their beaks. (A disturbance, but no one gets injured.) |
| A man with a load of wood on his head | As long as a person has a head he cannot avoid carrying loads on it. |
| A shield (with or without a covering) | Even when the shield covering wears out the frame survives. (Men do not live forever, but their accomplishments remain behind.) |
| Birds on a tree | Only birds of the same kind gather together. (Comments on a person's... |
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