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Find some examples of antithesis from your mother tongue and translate them into English.
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Solution
| mother tongue | English | |
| 1. | जेवणाचे ताट दयावे; परंतु आपला पाट देऊ नये. | Give food, clothes, etc. to your child, but never give your earnings |
| 2. | कष्ट देतात ताप, पण त्याचे लाभ अमाप. | Hard work is exhausting, but its benefits are pleasing. |
| 3. | ऐकावे जनाचे, पण करावे मनाचे. | Listen to people, but do what your conscience says. |
| 4. | पैशाने सर्व काही मिळते, पण सुख मिळत नाही. | Money can buy everything, but not happiness. |
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