A baker does not testify about his own dough

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A baker does not testify about his own dough

A baker does not testify about his own dough

A person cannot testify to the quality of their own work, as they are not objective about it.

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Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין הַנַּחְתּוֹם מֵעִיד עַל עִסָּתוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

אֵין אָדָם יָכוֹל לְהָעִיד עַל טִיב אֵיכוּת מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו, כִּי הוּא אֵינוֹ אוֹבְּיֶקְטִיבִי לְגַבָּיו (הַמָּקוֹר בַּפִּתְגָּם "אוֹי לָהּ לְאוֹתָהּ עִסָּה שֶׁהַנַּחְתּוֹם מֵעִיד עָלֶיהָ שֶׁהִיא רָעָה").

-(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)

Keyword

proverb Objectivity testimony baker one's own work

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