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704. Lu nar barey barey su dëgg jógee jot ko. (4)<br />
Lies, however numerous, will be caught by truth when it rises up.<br />
“Truth will out.”<br />
705. Baatu dëgg yomb naa xam. (4,13,20)<br />
The voice of truth is easy to know.<br />
706. Bu caaxaan wéyee, dëgg a des. (2)<br />
When the joking around has passed, truth will remain.<br />
707. Dëgg du yendu àll, fanaan fa. (2,15,16)<br />
Truth having spent the day in the wilderness will not also pass the night.<br />
“Truth will out.”<br />
Truth might be slow to come home but come home it will. The truth always eventually<br />
reveals itself.<br />
708. Fukki nit mënuñoo bokk fen. (9)<br />
Ten people cannot share a lie.<br />
709. Gémmiñ gu waxul dëgg wax fen. (14)<br />
The mouth which does not speak the truth, speaks lies.<br />
710. Làmmiñu luu a gën làmmiñu fenkat. (13)<br />
The tongue of a mute person is better than that of a liar.<br />
711. Lëkkale ay fen taxula am dëgg. (6,15)<br />
Lining up a series of lies does not put the truth on your side.<br />
712. Lu dul dëgg du yàgg. (2,7,10,19)<br />
That which is not true won't last.<br />
“Truthful lips endure for ever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.”<br />
(Proverbs 12:19 NIV)<br />
713. Saay-saay waxul dëgg, waaye yàq nam xel. (7,12,19,20)<br />
Saay-saay waxul dëgg, waaye yàq na xol. (6)<br />
Seytaane waxul dëgg waaye yàq nay xalaat. (20)<br />
The lout does not tell the truth, but he does trouble hearts.<br />
The treacherous create doubt by their lies.<br />
714. Yàgg ay wone légétub taat. (2,3,6,20)<br />
It is with time that one discovers scars on someone's backside.<br />
Time reveals the hidden aspects of something. A person's true character will only become<br />
evident with the passage of time.<br />
Guilaye rents a room privately. He initially presented himself as friendly and helpful to all<br />
the family. He was particularly kind with the children, and tolerated their din in his room.<br />
Everyone appreciated him. However after several months he began spending less and less<br />
time talking with the family and was not longer available to help. Several times he even<br />
got angry with the children and chased them from his room. The grandfather told someone<br />
who was surprised by the change in attitude that his real character had come to light and<br />
quotes this proverb.<br />
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