Napiraknyuki pole bebena
(Indonesia) Makassar proverb
Translate Proverb : "He/she washes his face with his own saliva."
Meaning : a person who tries to cover up his mistakes but only adds to his shame and enlarges his mistakes.
Image breakdown:
"The woman who looks smiling in the photo"
A woman who is holding back shame by covering her face with a happy face, even though the woman's condition is very hurt.
"Hands wrapped in thorns"
All the mistakes that the woman had made and also the shame that had been stored deep, now it had all made her realize that she had made a mistake.
All the mistakes that the woman had made and also the shame that had been stored deep, now it had all made her realize that she had made a mistake.
"Spiny roots"
Mistakes can't always be hidden. The mistakes made by women have now grown so big and difficult to hide anymore.
