Speaking of the sedina v borodu, bes v rebro proverb:
 
boroda + rebro = dobro + arbor + e = bedro + arbor + o
 
boroda - beard
rebro - rib
dobro - good (as opposed to evil, zlo)
arbor - tree (Lat.)
bedro - hip
 
Alexey Sklyarenko
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