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154. Waxi mag doyula weddi. (4,13,20)<br />
One should not contradict the words of old men.<br />
“Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your<br />
father...” (1 Timothy 5:1 NIV)<br />
155. Waxi mag "waaw" la sant. (2)<br />
The words of an elder have the surname "Yes".<br />
One should respect and follow the words of an elder.<br />
156. Waxi mag, weddi, gis. (19)<br />
The words of an elder – deny them and you will see.<br />
157. Waxi mag dana guddee àll, waaye du ca fanaan. (2,3,5)<br />
Waxi mag day guddee, waaye du fanaan àll. (6,8,12,14,16,19)<br />
Baatu mag dafa guddee ca àll, waaye du ca fanaan. (13)<br />
An elder's advice will stay late in the bush but will not pass the night there.<br />
An elder's advice or warning will eventually come to pass. Therefore one must respect the<br />
words of the elderly.<br />
Youth<br />
158. Boroom karaw gu ñuul ñàkkul dara. (18)<br />
As long as there is still black hair, nothing is lost.<br />
“While there's life, there's hope.”<br />
While one is young there is always still hope. The youth has everything before him and<br />
plenty of time to succeed.<br />
159. Dox sag ndaw aayul, waaye dëkk cee bon. (20)<br />
It is not bad to live like a youth; it is bad to live it forever.<br />
One should not live like a youth all of one's life.<br />
160. Gone, bu jàqee, tàllal mag ab naqam. (2,3,6)<br />
A child when he is at a loss will show his pubis to his elder brother.<br />
A moment arrives when one is obligated to reveal what one has been hiding.<br />
161. Gune dafay seetlu mag. (15)<br />
A child puts an adult to the test.<br />
Before following his whims a child will carefully observe an adult to discover the extent of<br />
his weakness, and behave more or less within the limits of that weakness, be it wide or<br />
narrow.<br />
162. Xaleel amul bopp. (13)<br />
A child has no sense.<br />
“Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it<br />
far from him.” (Proverbs 22:15 NIV)<br />
163. Gone bu loxo la setee, mu mën a bokk ak mag. (8,11,12,19)<br />
Gone bu loxoom setee mu mën a bokk ak mag ña. (2)<br />
The child whose hands are clean, can eat with the elders.<br />
A well-behaved child can associate with the elders.<br />
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