«عِنْدَ الِامْتِحَانِ يُكْرَمُ الرَّجُلُ أَوْ يُهَانُ»
At the time of testing, a person is honoured or humiliated.
The saying ʿinda al-imtiḥān shifts attention away from self-description toward an observable test. A capable speaker can demonstrate skill; a merely asserted reputation may fail under scrutiny. Both claimant and audience are directed toward a common procedure.
The paired passives yukram / yuhān foreground outcomes rather than naming a particular examiner. The speech act is not only a proverb: within the scene it is a proposal for how disagreement should be settled.
Practice: What is the test for? To assess a contested claim through a performance.