proverbs

Faults
236. a. Bala ngaa fajaan, jëkka wér. (6,13,20)
b. Bala nga fajaan jëkka wérle. (4)
Bala ngaa fajaan, wérle. (7)
Bala nga fajaan, fajal sa bopp. (13)
a. Before you heal someone, be in good health yourself.
b. Before healing others, heal yourself.
One should think of one's own faults before criticizing someone else.
“The pot calling the kettle black.”
“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see
clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:5 NIV)
237. Xam sa bopp, moo gën ku la ko wax. (1,4,8,13)
Xam sa bopp a gën nég ba ñu la koy xamal. (2)
Xam sa bopp a gën, nég ba nu la koy wax. (11)
Xam sa bopp a gen ñu xamal la ko. (15)
Xam sa bopp ca teel moo gën nég bañ la koy wax. (12)
It is better to know one own faults than to wait until others tell you about them.
Favouritism
238. Ku fóotal mbëtt, roccil bar. (2,6,9,19)
He who does the washing for the land iguana should strip the water iguana of his
old skin.
One should not show favouritism.
239. Ndey-ji-seex, njaaxaanaay lay tëdde. (2,3,6,7,9,11,12,19)
When the mother of twins lies down, she will lie on her back (so that both twins
can feed at the same time).
When you have people under your responsibility, you should treat them all equally.
Fear
240. Loo ragal da lay gaañ. (6)
That which you fear will harm you.
The fact of fearing something makes it dangerous. It is the fear of harm which creates the
harm of fear.
Finish
241. Njëlbéen du dara, muj gu rafet rekka mata ñaan. (2)
Njëlbéen du dara, ag muj rekk a takku. (19)
It is not a good start which is important but rather it is a good finish that we should
pray for.
242. Noppaliku, noppee ci gën. (6)
Noppalu, noppee ko gën. (19)
To finish what you have to do is better than to rest while you are not yet done.
When you've work to do, do it straight away instead of resting once in a while.
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