[Tlhingan-hol] qep'a' Proverbs

[Steven Boozer]

ghunchu'wI' posted:

>   Heghpu'chugh wa', pegh 'avlaH cha'.
>   "Two can guard a secret if one is dead."

These are all good, but this one can be compressed to:
 
  Heghchugh wa', peghlaH cha'.
  
People tend to forget the verb {pegh} "keep something secret".  E.g.

  pegh vIttlhegh 
  A proverb keeps things secret. 

HQ 5.1:  that is, it withholds information rather than being a ready source of answers. To some Klingons, this is a most insightful coincidence.

It's a bit more concise, too, which I think improves proverbs.  (At least it makes them easier to remember.)  YMMV.


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons