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 30 123 Zamma da mai rabbo ya fi ^' ga hannuna." To live with a man who shares (who is liberal) is better than always having to say " see nay hand." 124 Samu ya fi resshi. " To have " is better than " not to have." 125 Maisamu ya rigaya mainema. " He who has " precedes " he who wants." 126 Da babu wawa gara da wawa. Better to have a fool than no fool at all. Half a loaf is better than no bread. 127 Komi mugu'n bawa ya ^ gidda'n wofi. However bad a slave is he is better than " empty house." 128 Komi tsannani'n jifa bissa kassa ta ke faddua. However hard a thing is thrown into the air it always falls to the ground. Tsannani, to stretch, of a string or rope. Woni abu ya tsannancheni. Something troubles me. Tsannana, hard times. 129 Idan ka ji '^ marhaba " ka ji " a issa lafia." If you hear " welcome," you will also hear " May you reach home in safety," i.e., the guest will not stay for ever. 130 Demmi baki'n rumbu ko yo ko gobe. The bundle at the mouth of the rurahu may be taken any day. Rumbu, the large earth receptacle into which bundles of guinea corn are put. The only means of getting at them is a small door or opening, so that the nearest ones will be taken first.