proverbs

226. Sagoy jigéen mooy wujj wu dee ci ngóobte. (20)
The happiness of a wife is the death of her co-wife after harvest (when the work is
finished).
Women do not like polygamy or having co-wives, but it still has certain advantages for
them.
Fathers
227. Baay, wékkukaayu yëre la, buy dem yëre bi ci gën lay sol. (9)
A father is like a clothes hanger who wears the best clothes when he goes out.
A father is the father of all. Whoever gives to him to allow him to maintain his honour and
decency is his friend.
Men
228. Góor yombul. (20)
It is not easy to be a man.
The man who is afraid of everything is not a real man. The real man is courageous (in the
face of suffering).
229. Góor du yox-yoxi. (9)
A man is not afraid.
230. Góor-góorlooy taxa doon góor. (2)
Góorgóorlu mooy tax nga nekk góor.
It is by effort that one is a man.
231. Góor wurus la, waaye jigéen a koy taxa yegg ci ngalam. (2)
A man is like gold, but it is because of the woman that he attains the highest
quality.
Women
232. Jigéen doyul a wóolu, ndege lu mu la wax, wax ko sa moroom. (4,13,20)
A woman is not worthy of confidences, for what she has told you, she has already
told your fellow.
233. Jongama benn lal jombu ko. (20)
A beautiful woman is not unworthy of any man (lit. bed).
A beautiful woman, even from a low ranking or poor family, can marry upwards.
234. Jongama du ñàkk laago. (13)
235. Jongama du ñàkk daaguwaale. (20)
234. A beautiful woman will still have her infirmities.
235. A very beautiful woman is often not complete (in her behaviour).
No beauty is perfect. That is to say she may lack other necessary qualities.
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