proverbs

Greed
330. Bëgge du mat, ngor mat. (2)
Mbëgge du mat, ngor mat. (15,16)
One cannot have at the same time complete greed and perfect honesty.
According to the Wolof one must either master one's desires or else fall into dishonesty.
There is no compromise between these two extremes.
331. Ku bëgge tax a xar sab dënn, ñaw ko dina la jaaxal. (11,12)
If greed causes you to cleave your chest, sewing it up again will be difficult.
If greed causes you to enter into wrongdoing, if you are not careful you will not escape
from this.
Guest
332. Ku dikkoon, da nga demati. (1)
Whoever has arrived will eventually leave.
333. Lu gan sonal-sonal, dina ñibbi. (1,13)
No matter how annoying a guest is, he will eventually go home.
334. Su gan õàbboo, dëkk a ko ca bàyyi. (6)
If a guest complains it is because he has abandoned his village.
If a guest complains it is because he is well established.
335. Gan du yewwiy béy. (2,8)
Gan du yewwi bëy. (7,14,16,19)
A stranger does not let out the goats.
A stranger has no business becoming involved in family affairs.
336. Ginaar gu bu ñu gaddu, xamul yoon wu sore. (8)
Ginaar gu ñu gàddu xamul yooni je bu sore. (20)
The fowl you are carrying on your shoulder does not know how long the road is.
If you live off someone else you should be careful not to be wasteful.
Habits
337. Tànk du tàmm gudd, gàtt. (19)
Feet that have the habit of wandering cannot give it up all of a sudden.
It's very difficult to get rid of a habit.
Heart
338. Kanam du kaso, waaye koo ca tëj mu xam ko. (2,19)
The face is not a prison but if you close someone in it, he'll know about it.
Your face can show that you are mad at someone.
339. Xol du wóom ba ñu koy bës. (2,19)
The heart is not a knee that you can massage at will.
Some pains in life are difficult to soothe.
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