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Baboons laugh at each other

Proverb in the local language
Enkobe zisekangana emihaata.
Proverb's direct translation
Baboons laugh at each other's red bottom (without realising that they also have red bottoms).
Proverb's meaning
You shouldn't criticise someone for a flaw which you also have.
Equivalent proverb
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
From: Bunyoro in Uganda

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