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Responsibility<br />
606. Balaa ngaa dundal ña ca mbedd ma nga dundal ña ca kër ga. (20)<br />
Before you feed those on the street, feed those in your house.<br />
“Charity begins at home.”<br />
If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate<br />
family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. (1 Timothy 5:8<br />
NIV)<br />
607. Gàcce rey na xaj fa béy di màtte gan. (2)<br />
Shame killed the dog where the goat bit the guest.<br />
Each person in a household or company has his responsibilities. If he neglects them so that<br />
others end up doing them he should be ashamed. This proverb is used to rebuke people<br />
when they do not fulfil their responsibilities.<br />
608. Bu bëy dàqee ab sàcc ci kër, xaj war naa rus. (11,12)<br />
Bu bëy dàqeeb sàcc ci kër, xaj war naa rus.<br />
When the goat chases away a thief from the house, the dog should be ashamed.<br />
Each person in a household or company has his responsibilities. If he neglects them so that<br />
others end up doing them he should be ashamed. This proverb is used to rebuke people<br />
when they do not fulfil their responsibilities.<br />
609. Ku tëb ak ay sabaar, dal ak ay gub, soo ko jëlulee it, yow lañu koy jiiñ. (4,6,13)<br />
Ku tëb ak i sabaar, daanu ak i gub, su nga leen lekkul, koon it ñu jiiñ la leen.<br />
If you jump with sheaths of millet, and land with several ears, even if you have<br />
taken nothing, you will be accused.<br />
For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but<br />
also in the eyes of men. (2 Corinthians 8:21 NIV)<br />
Restitution<br />
610. Gàtt-geen, gàtt-geen a koy fey. (6,15)<br />
Ngatt geen, ngatt geen-a koy fey.<br />
An animal with a short tail must be reimbursed by an animal with a short tail.<br />
One must recompense another the exact value of the loss. This proverb refers to one of the<br />
stories of the hare and hyena.<br />
Righteousness<br />
611. Saay-saay ñemewul ku jub.<br />
The bandit dreads the righteous person.<br />
Rights<br />
612. Sàmm sañ naa maye meew, wànte sañula maye aw sëllu. (2,3,4,5,6,13)<br />
The shepherd has the right to offer milk but he does not have the right to offer a<br />
calf.<br />
An employee was generously distributing office materials to his friends to the point where<br />
his supervisor noticed. He called him in and rebuked him, quoting this proverb.<br />
[Traditionally a shepherd was not paid, but he had the right to profit from the milk from<br />
the morning, with the evening’s milk going to the owners.]<br />
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