Used to describe those who intend to fix something and instead they mess it all up. Drum near a deaf. In other words, no use advising and lecturing in this case, the person you're trying to talk to won't listen. Every opressor has a day. One hand doesn't clap.
Truth is comfort.
Didn't see them stealing, saw them sorting their shares. Used to describe theifs who co-operate quietly in stealing but fight loudly when they sort their shares between them. In other words, we mind our own business and ask God for nothing but a good life. The proverb describes those who try all sorts of winded methods to reach their desire, but not a single time have they tried to go straight to the point. He couldn't manage the donkey, he managed its saddle.