A docile dog can be slapped by a courageous chicken.

People who won’t fight should at least scream and scold to avert problems that might ignite a fight. Truth is, if you present yourself as dust bin, people will load insults and nonsense inside. A sleeping dog can be slapped by a bold chicken.

The ear that does not care to hear should not fear to bear a hot slap.

A clean hand cannot deliver a dirty slap; only a rotten hand can leave a trail of dirt after dishing a dazing slap