proverbs

Difficulties
132. Alxamdulilaay ju àndul ak coono, amul. (19)
“Praise God” which is not accompanied by trouble does not exist.
133. Coonooy njalbéenug njariñ. (15)
Difficulties are the beginning of success.
134. Jaaxle, jaaxaan faju ko. (19)
Lying on your back will not solve your problems.
135. Mënuñu am dara tey sonnuñu ca. (4)
“No pain, no gain.”
There is nothing worth having that is not accompanied by difficulties.
136. Bés du ñàkk day sore. (20)
Bés du ñàkk. (7)
Days of want are far.
Days of want might be far off but they always arrive.
Dignity
137. Juddu bu rafet ndey ak baay, waaye faayda boroom. (2,12,17)
Juddu bu rafet ndey ak baay, faayda boroom. (15,16,20)
Juddu bu rëy, ndey ak baay, faayda, boroom. (19)
Juddu bu rëy ndey ak baay, waaye faayda boroomam. (11)
Juddu bu rafet : ndey ak doom, faayda : boroom (7)
A good ancestry comes from your mother and father, but you yourself are
responsible for your dignity.
Ancestry may give an individual a theoretically high place but the all important qualities
of dignity and esteem depend on the individual imposing himself or herself on others.
Meekness is not of value. One cannot count on the reputation he has from his birth.
Discernment
138. Ceddo magul pël da kaa jëkka juddu rekk. (9)
An animist is not older than a Peul, he was only born first.
Used when one sees through the scheme that someone is bringing.
Discretion
139. Ku dee ca ja ba, yaa tàgge sa bopp. (2,7,3,5,9,15,19,20)
Ku dee cib marse yaa tàgge sa bopp. (12)
He who dies at the market does his own death announcement.
“Don't wash your dirty linen in public.”
When you commit a blatant offence in public, you yourself are responsible for spreading
your own shame.
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