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Encouragement<br />
164. Aw naaru-góor lu mu mëna mëna daw ñu bàcc ko ab yar. (2,6)<br />
Fasu naaru-góor, lu mu mën-a-mën daw ñu làbbili ko. (3)<br />
Lu naaru-góor gaaw-gaaw, fàww ñu làbbali ko. (19)<br />
A thoroughbred racing horse, no matter how fast it can already run, is still whipped<br />
with a riding crop.<br />
A little word of encouragement is needed sometimes even for the most valiant. One should<br />
not let a person rest on their laurels; that is to say, to stop trying because of what they have<br />
already achieved.<br />
Environment<br />
165. Doomi mbott, ndox du ko rey. (2,18,19)<br />
Water will not kill a tadpole.<br />
When one has adjusted to living in a particular environment or a certain place, one learns<br />
how to avoid the dangers of that place. Like the tadpole each person has a place where he<br />
is secure and at home.<br />
This proverb could be used by a policeman to reassure his wife that he does not take large<br />
risks when he frequents the haunts of criminals in the course of his work.<br />
Envy<br />
166. Joori waay bu mu la tax a sànni say sagar. (19)<br />
Jooru waay du ma taxa wocc samay sagar. (20)<br />
Joori waay, bu mu tax nga sànni say sagar. (17)<br />
Seeing the beautiful clothes of someone else is not a reason to throw away your<br />
own rags.<br />
Never throw away your own clothes because of the beauty of someone else's. Be admiring<br />
of someone else's wealth or belongings but value what you own.<br />
167. Kiñaan fanqul muur, Yàllaay maye. (2,20)<br />
Añaan fankul muur Yàlla moo la may. (19)<br />
Jealousy cannot hinder the destiny which God gives you.<br />
Evidence<br />
168. Ku gis nen ne nen-a ngi, waxatumala-ak nenu baa. (15)<br />
Whoever sees an egg says, “Here is an egg”, to say nothing of an ostrich egg.<br />
One needs to face facts.<br />
Evil<br />
169. Néegu mbon, ku nekk dana ca fanaan, wànte biddantee ca amul njariñ. (2)<br />
Everyone will pass a night in the room of evil, but there is no value in sleeping in<br />
late in it.<br />
“You can't stop a crow flying over your head, but you can stop him making a nest in your<br />
hair.”<br />
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