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60 332 Zomo ba bawa'n giwa ba ne, dowwa suka tara. The hare is not the slave of the elephant when they meet in the bush. 333 Mai abin rufe. slii ne ya ke kuka'n dari, funtu ya ba gaskia ga itachi. The man with a covering shivers, the naked man pins his faith to a fire. 334 Kishinrua ba ruanta da worigi, karba rangamma sai yungwa. Thirst is not a thing to joke about, a man who gets goods in exchange for what he sells goes hungry. 335 Masoyi ya fi yerda. One volunteer is worth ten pressed men. 336 Damina da zata yi alberka, timda bazarra akanganni. The rainy season which is going to be a good one is known when the first rains fall. From the way a man begins his work you know whether he is going to make a good job of it. Coming events cast their shadows before. 337 Alkemma bissa duclii, Allah slii kan baslii rua. Allah will give water to the wheat on a rock. Allah will look after you if no one else will. 338 Kwache goruba a liannu'n kuturu ba shi da wuya. To snatch the fruit of the dum-palm from the hand of a leper is not hard. Nothing to boast about.