A viper is one that kills instantly if it bites. It is used to describe someone cunning. The poet said:
What a calamity we have suffered from a male snake, a viper that kills instantly if it bites..
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Some of the closest English equivalents are:
A snake in the grass.
Meaning: "A snake in the grass." This is said of someone who is cunning and secretive.
As sly as a serpent.
Meaning: "As cunning as a snake."
A deadly operator.
Meaning: "A very dangerous and cunning person."
He's venomous.
This is used to emphasize malice and wickedness.
To indicate cunning mixed with danger:
A dangerous cunning man.
A more accurate translation of the proverb is:
He is a deadly and cunning man, like a venomous serpent.
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الصل: حية تقتل لساعتها إذا نهشت. يضرب، للداهي. قال الشاعر:
| ماذا رزئنا به من حية ذكـر | نضناضة بالمنايا صل أصلا |
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