proverbs

696. Bu la am-am tax a bew, ndax nàkk du wees. (2,5)
Don't let your possessions cause you to become conceited and self-satisfied
because you can always lose them.
“Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches
increase, do not set your heart on them.” (Psalms 62:10 NIV)
“Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green
leaf.” (Proverbs 11:28 NIV)
“Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little
makes it grow.” (Proverbs 13:11 NIV)
697. Li gën a jafe ci àddina mooy am alal ju ne gàññ, lew domm. (15)
The hardest thing in the world is to have great wealth acquired completely
honestly.
698. Nit ay liggéey alal, waaye alal du liggéey nit. (2)
Man should work his riches; his riches should not work him.
699. Alal fajul dee, gàcce lay faj. (2,12,14,15)
Alal du faj dee, gàcce lay faj. (7,9,18,19)
One's wealth does not prevent one from dying, but it can solve your immediate
problems which would bring shame.
If you own something, in the face of need, sell it to solve your problem and avoid facing
shame. As long as you are still living and are in need, sell what you own to solve your
problem and thereby avoid facing shame.
700. Alal yu bare, yaram wu wér a ko gën. (13)
Good health is more important than many riches.
“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than
silver or gold.” (Proverbs 22:1 NIV)
Trust
701. Béy du gëmal gënn. (2,3,6,9,19)
A goat will never believe that a mortar is empty.
You will not believe when you are told that you can no longer have something you are
used to having.
702. Bukki, kenn du ko dénk ay seel. (6,19)
Kenn du dénk Bukki ay seel. (14)
No one entrusts an hyena with strips of dried meat.
“Don’t put the fox in charge of the chicken coop.”
Don't entrust someone with things that they particularly want themselves.
Truth
703. Ak lu nar teel a xéy, bu dëgg gontee, jot ko. (6,8,13)
However early a lie sets out, even if truth sets out in the evening, it will catch up
with it.
“Truth will out.”
Truth always wins out.
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