"quem não ajuda, não atrapalha" meaning in Portuguese

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Proverb

Forms: quem não ajuda não atrapalha [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “those who don’t help, don’t disturb”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|those who don’t help, don’t disturb}} “those who don’t help, don’t disturb”, {{lit|those who don’t help, don’t disturb}} Literally, “those who don’t help, don’t disturb” Head templates: {{head|pt|proverb}} quem não ajuda, não atrapalha
  1. people should only try to help if they can really help, rather than risk being a disturbance Synonyms: muito ajuda quem não atrapalha
    Sense id: en-quem_não_ajuda,_não_atrapalha-pt-proverb-MeUpjAwX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese proverbs
     
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