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Rh 116 Danda (da wonda) za ya mutu, magani ba ya seyseyshi.
 * The man who is fated to die medicine won't save him.
 * The same meaning as 114.

117 Ayi nitso a masekki? Shall one drown in a maselcki ?■ Masekki, a large calabash, generally used to hold water. 118 Ba a tasshi achikkin tsaria. One cannot stand upright in the tsaria. The tsaria is so narrow that no one, however small, could get into it. You can't do the impossible. Vide 107. 119 Chi loma ya fi jira'n malmala da ba kari ba. To eat a mouthful is better than to wait for a malmala that is not cooked. Loma, a mouthful. Malmala, a large quantity of tuo cooked in a big pot for a feast, &c. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 120 Mugu'n gatarinka ya ^ " sare ka bani." A bad axe of your own is better than one you have to wait for until the owner has finished with it. Same meaning as 119. 121 Kofa'n wutta ta fi enda ba a fura ba. The place where there is a fire is better than the place where a fire has not been lighted. 122 Kwoi a bakka ya ii kaza achikkin akAvilke. An egg in the mouth is better than a hen in the coop. Same meaning as 119.