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English proverbs are written in English. Hebrew proverbs are written in Hebrew.

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English proverb: "Don't Judge a book by its cover."

Hebrew Proverb: ״אל תסתכל בקנקן אלא במה שיש בו״ (literally "don't look at a jar but rather what it is in it")

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