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461. Tey yaw ëllëg sa moroom. (9,20)<br />
Today you, tomorrow your neighbour.<br />
Your happiness of today could leave you tomorrow for another. That is why it is important<br />
to share with your neighbour.<br />
Making Do<br />
462. Yaa fi sësay taxa donn/falu. (2,14,18)<br />
To be the last resort allows one to be elected.<br />
“In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”<br />
When there are no alternatives one takes what one can, even if it be less than adequate.<br />
463. Dëkkub gumba patt a fay buur. (9)<br />
Dëkkub gumba, patt a fay njiit. (2)<br />
In the city of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.<br />
464. Ku amul ndey, nàmp maam. (4,6,8,13,20)<br />
Ku amul yaay, nàmp maam. (2,18)<br />
He who has no mother suckles on the breast of his grandmother.<br />
“Half a loaf is better than no bread.”<br />
“Beggars can't be choosers.”<br />
“You have to cut your coat according to your cloth.”<br />
If one cannot have everything which one desires, one should make the best of one's<br />
circumstances, and be content with what one can have.<br />
Manipulation<br />
465. Bukki su la bëggee yapp, da la naan yaa ngi may xeeñi seel. (14)<br />
If the hyena wants to devour you, he will say to you that you smell to him like<br />
strips of dried meat.<br />
When a person wants something from you (to his advantage and not yours), he will tell<br />
you things that support what he wants in order to manipulate you to do what he wants.<br />
"It’s no good, it’s no good!" says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his<br />
purchase. (Proverbs 20:14 NIV)<br />
Marabouts<br />
466. Bey ci sa toolu sëriñ bu doon maye barke kon seeni doom a cay jiitu. (9)<br />
If cultivating the field of a marabout could bring blessing then you would see his<br />
children there first.<br />
467. Sëriñ du sàcc, dafa randal, ba ñu fàtte, mu jël. (13)<br />
The marabout does not steal; he merely puts it aside until no one thinks of it any<br />
longer, then he takes it.<br />
Maures<br />
468. Bu naar sonnee wax i wolof. (2,3,6)<br />
When a Maure has problems he speaks Wolof.<br />
When it is necessary a Maure will speak in Wolof.<br />
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