proverbs

303. Koo yaakaar, Yàlla la yaakaar. (2,7,11,12)
He who hopes, hopes in God.
Our hopes return to God, Lord of everyone, everything, everywhere.
304. Ku Yàlla may mu am. (4)
He to whom God gives, will have.
305. Ku wóolu Yàlla, dinga wér. (13)
He who trusts in God will succeed.
306. Lëkkaayu Yàlla, xalangu du ko dindi. (4,6,13)
Rolling around on the ground will not remove the wraparound skirt God has placed
on you.
A person cannot remove what nature has given him.
307. Lu jot Yàlla def ko. (12)
Whatever happens, God has done it.
308. Lu am Yàllaa ! (12)
Whatever is, is because of God.
309. Lu dul Yàlla, ag neen la. (2,8,15,19)
What is not of God, is nothing.
“Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labour in vain.” Psa 138:1 NIV
310. Lu waay jaay fa Yàlla, fekk fa njëgam. (9,11,12)
What a person sells to God, he will find a price there.
God will repay every man according to his deeds. Therefore we should do good.
311. Xam Yàlla ca la nga weesu. (15)
Know God through what you have experienced in the past.
It is through past life experiences that one discovers God.
312. Yàlla rekk moo moom baax. (20)
God alone owns goodness.
If I'm good, it's from God.
“"Why do you ask me about what is good" Jesus replied. "There is only One who
is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments."” (Matthew 19:17
NIV)
313. Yàlla du teg nit lu mu àttanul. (7,14)
God does not place on a person what he is not capable of bearing.
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is
faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you
are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” 1
Cor 11:14 NIV
314. Yàlla amul palanteer bu mu naan la tollu ma foofu ma jox la. (15)
God does not have a window through which He says come here and I will give to
you.
That which God gives comes through the intermediary of another person.
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