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The chameleon shifts its colour to no purpose, for it has no bite in it. A display of change or menace means little when there is no power behind it.
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This is a variant of
Jenje kunyangata izvo kuruma harigoniNoise is all the big soldier termite has; behind it there is no bite at all. Threatening sounds need not mean the one making them can do harm.