The One Who Walks on His Own Feet Shouldn’t Be Sworn For — Palestinian-Jordanian Dialect There was a man named Adel who had an argument with someone from the neighborhood. Adel told his brother and his friend what had happened and claimed that the other man had wronged him. His brother got angry and said: — Impossible! I know you. You don’t do things like that. His friend said: — We’re with you. Don’t worry. He’s definitely the one who’s wrong. Two days later, they all got together to talk about what had happened. Adel’s brother and friend kept defending him, and each one of them said: — Adel would never do something like that. The other guy is definitely at fault. But when they heard the whole story, and the messages and conversations between them came to light, there was nothing left hidden. They discovered that Adel really was in the wrong and that he was the one who had started the argument. His brother felt embarrassed and stayed quiet for a moment. Then he said: — Honestly, we rushed to judgment. I’m sorry. He apologized to the other man. His friend also said: — We defended him just because he’s our friend and like a brother to us, before we knew the truth from you. Sorry, brother. And here, let me kiss your head as an apology. One of the people there replied: — That’s why they say: “The one who walks on his own feet shouldn’t be sworn for.” The expression means: Don’t blindly trust anyone, and don’t vouch for or defend someone before you know the truth for yourself.