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576. Xalu ndéef gëmm na, waaye feyul. (18,19)<br />
Xalu ndéef gëmm na, ne feyul. (9)<br />
The embers of cow dung are covered by ash but they do not go out.<br />
“Don't think still water has no crocodiles.”<br />
A fire hides its embers below a layer of ash waiting for the unsuspecting to put in their<br />
hand. In other words appearances can be deceptive, so care is necessary in every situation.<br />
Rejection<br />
577. Bañ loo mënula wàññi dara, mook bëgg yem. (1,13)<br />
To refuse what you cannot stop is the same as agreeing.<br />
578. Bëgg ju sañul feeñe, mook bañaale yem. (1)<br />
A desire which one cannot manifest is the same as rejection.<br />
579. Ku bañ lu baax, lu bon nga bëgg. (2)<br />
Whoever rejects the good wants evil.<br />
Relationships<br />
580. Bala kenn mën a làq ñeme li lay dàq. (20)<br />
Before someone can protect you, he must have the courage to face that which is<br />
chasing you.<br />
581. Bala ngay wut alal, na nga wut nit ñi. (18)<br />
Seek friendship above wealth.<br />
Human relations are far more precious than worldly wealth.<br />
582. Boo yëkkëtee ab loxo ne yëguma kenn, yëkkëtil beneen bi ne kenn yëgu ma. (20)<br />
When you raise your hand and it says “I respect no one”, the other will say “No<br />
one respects me.”<br />
When someone doesn't give a damn about anyone, he should know that in principle, no<br />
one gives a damn about him.<br />
583. Bul def jaambur loo beggul mu def la ko. (20)<br />
Do not do to your neighbour what you do not want him to do to you.<br />
Do to others as you would have them do to you. (Luke 6:31 NIV)<br />
584. Cuuj, su woomalee, beru. (2,3,5,6,9)<br />
Once a chick has found something to eat, it goes off on its own.<br />
Alfa, an older distinguished man, is often called to the office of the regional administrator,<br />
who sometimes even asks him to accompany him on his trips throughout the region,<br />
because Alfa knows many people and speaks several local languages. In the village, his<br />
friends note that since he has become a VIP, they hardly ever see him at the village<br />
meeting place in the evenings. One of them jokes saying they are not longer good enough<br />
for him. Another goes one up on this by quoting this proverb.<br />
585. Duma bëgg lu la neex ba ne la Yàllaa ngi lay nuyu. (6,15)<br />
I do not want to please you to the point of telling you that God greets you.<br />
As much as we might desire to please someone, there are limits which one cannot cross.<br />
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