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 58 316 Yimgwa shi kan maida yaro tsofo. Hunger will render a boy like an old man. 317 Wayo kamma'n bera. Cunning as a rat. 318 Rua ga wuya magani'n ma ki wanka. Water up to Ms neck is the cure for a man who does not like washing. 319 Suka'n rua magani'n hauka doki. Galloping in water is the cure for a restive horse. 320 KaiFa ba ta zamma enda babu kassa. The feet will not rest where there is no earth. 321 Eana'n wanka ba a boye'n tcliibi. One does not hide one's navel the day one washes. When you go before the judge do not hide the truth. 322 Dukawa'n wada ba shi lianna ka tasslii da tsawonka. To salute a dwarf by bowing will not prevent you from rising to your full height again. It will not do you anj^ harm to do that. 323 So kainka woni ya ki ka, ki kainka woni ya so ka. If you love yourself people will hate you, if you are unselfish people will love you. 324 Zabe'n tummu'n derri. To choose a bundle in the dark. Tummu, a bundle of corn on the stalk. Kai ma kanka zabe'n tummu'n derri. You are taking a leap in the dark.