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 Rh 283 Don gobe akeyi'n wanka'n derri. It is because of to-morrow that one cleans up at night. A man borrows a hoe (or any other article), he wants to do so again, so he brings it back as soon as he has finished with it, so that it may not be refused next time because he kept it too long the first. 284 Don tuo'n gobe akeyi'n wanka'n tuknnia. It is because of to-morrow's tuo that the pot is washed. Same meaning as 283. 285 Talaka ba aboki, ko ka sosbi, ran btikki ka kisbi. You can't make a friend of a poor man even if you are fond of him ; on a feast day you will dislike him. 286 Mai kwarka sbi ne aboki'n maikiwuya. The beggar is the companion of the loafer. 287 En anki fimtu ran biikki, ansoshi ran kwaba. One may dislike the naked man on a feast day, but when it comes to kneading mud (for building a house) one will like him. 288 Onfani'n kwarka tari (tuari). The beggar^s weapon is his cough. Beggars, if not attended to, always attract attention by coughing. Onfani, anfani, use, also prosperous, fertile. 289 Da karre da daagummi duka malakka'n knra ne. The dog and his collar are both the property of the kura.