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 Hausa Proz'crbs 45 231 Wonda akoi chiwo chikkiusa ba shi rena magarii. He who is sick does not despise medicine. 232 Wonda yal fada rijia, ko anbashi kaiii'n takobiyiya kamashi. A man who falls into a well will seize even the edge of a sword. Clutch at straws. 233 Da yeyefi kwogi kan cHikka. Small showers fill the stream. Perseverance finishes work. Vide 174. 234 Itachi'n da akanyi chokali da shi, kamma'n ciiinya ke, da sassakk^ ya kari. The stick out of which a spoon is made, though it be like a man's thigh, is finished (becomes a spoon) by whittling. Same meaning as 233. 235 xllah»ba ya ba gwanni'n tona tsaba. Allah^does not give the expert in chewing any grain. A man who is a good rider (or good at anything) must not expect that Allah will give him a horse, he has already given him his skill. You can't have everything. Tsaba, grain, or cowries in a calabash. 236 Samii ya fi iyawa, haw^an doki macbiji. " To have " is better than " to be able," as a snake (which cannot ride) riding a horse. 237 Komi lalachewa'n masa ya fi kassbi'n shanu. However bad mdsa may be they are better than cow's dung. Masa, see 81, round cakes.