proverbs

448. a. Ku sa mbootu jotul, doo rogganti. (2)
b. Ku woddu jotul, doo boot i gamb. (2,19,20)
c. Kuy boot jotul, ngay dolliy gamb. (17)
d. Ku say sër jotul doo boot i gamb. (9)
a. If your cloth for tying the baby onto your back is too short, you don't cover the
baby with another wrap.
b,c,d. If your wrap-around skirt is too short (to reach around your waist) you will
not carry calabashes tied onto your back (like a baby).
If you have limited means don't spend them on a project that's beyond them. One should
have a sense of one's limitations.
"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and
estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it For if he lays the
foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’ "Or suppose a king
is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and
consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming
against him with twenty thousand If he is not able, he will send a delegation
while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace." (Luke
14:28-32 NIV)
Listen
449. Bala nga tontu, jëkkala dégg. (13)
Before you reply, understand first.
He who answers before listening—that is his folly and his shame. (Proverbs 18:13
NIV)
450. Ku amul baay, na sab nopp doon sa baay. (18)
For the fatherless, his ear should be his father.
In the absence of a father, a child should listen and learn from the wisdom of his elders.
451. Lu dugg ci benn nopp génn ca bale. (4)
What goes in at one ear goes out the other.
452. Bopp bu nar a barkeel, nopp ya cay sax day dégg um ndigal. (19)
Bopp bu naree am jàmm, yàlla da cay saxal nopp yuy dégg. (9)
Bopp bu am njeriñ, noppi moo ca sax. (20)
A head that is going to be successful has ears growing on it that listen to advice.
If you want to be successful, you should listen to advice.
For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.
(Proverbs 11:14 NIV)
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. (Proverbs
15:22 NIV)
Loans
453. Abb delloo la sant. (20)
The name of “abb” is “reimburse”.
Whatever one borrows should be returned.
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