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Faults<br />
236. a. Bala ngaa fajaan, jëkka wér. (6,13,20)<br />
b. Bala nga fajaan jëkka wérle. (4)<br />
Bala ngaa fajaan, wérle. (7)<br />
Bala nga fajaan, fajal sa bopp. (13)<br />
a. Before you heal someone, be in good health yourself.<br />
b. Before healing others, heal yourself.<br />
One should think of one's own faults before criticizing someone else.<br />
“The pot calling the kettle black.”<br />
“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see<br />
clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:5 NIV)<br />
237. Xam sa bopp, moo gën ku la ko wax. (1,4,8,13)<br />
Xam sa bopp a gën nég ba ñu la koy xamal. (2)<br />
Xam sa bopp a gën, nég ba nu la koy wax. (11)<br />
Xam sa bopp a gen ñu xamal la ko. (15)<br />
Xam sa bopp ca teel moo gën nég bañ la koy wax. (12)<br />
It is better to know one own faults than to wait until others tell you about them.<br />
Favouritism<br />
238. Ku fóotal mbëtt, roccil bar. (2,6,9,19)<br />
He who does the washing for the land iguana should strip the water iguana of his<br />
old skin.<br />
One should not show favouritism.<br />
239. Ndey-ji-seex, njaaxaanaay lay tëdde. (2,3,6,7,9,11,12,19)<br />
When the mother of twins lies down, she will lie on her back (so that both twins<br />
can feed at the same time).<br />
When you have people under your responsibility, you should treat them all equally.<br />
Fear<br />
240. Loo ragal da lay gaañ. (6)<br />
That which you fear will harm you.<br />
The fact of fearing something makes it dangerous. It is the fear of harm which creates the<br />
harm of fear.<br />
Finish<br />
241. Njëlbéen du dara, muj gu rafet rekka mata ñaan. (2)<br />
Njëlbéen du dara, ag muj rekk a takku. (19)<br />
It is not a good start which is important but rather it is a good finish that we should<br />
pray for.<br />
242. Noppaliku, noppee ci gën. (6)<br />
Noppalu, noppee ko gën. (19)<br />
To finish what you have to do is better than to rest while you are not yet done.<br />
When you've work to do, do it straight away instead of resting once in a while.<br />
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