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 62 345 Sai anbatta ke bauta. A fool is always a slave. In old days a man who lost himself in Hausa was probably made a slave, so a man who always makes mistakes will never rise. This is one of those sayings whose sense is somewhat uncertain. 346 En mutum ya yi maka rana, ka yi masa derri. Keturn good for evil. 347 Mutum ba slii tube minny riga a kasua, saanan ya komo gidda ya clie za ya sa minny. A man will not publicly insiilt me and tlien apologize privately. 348 Ana magana'n kaia'n kai, ba a magana na rataya. We are talking of the head load, not of the one slung over the shoulder. Don't shove your oar in, you are much too small a man. The load carried on the head is a heavy one, one merely slung would be something small, done up in a bag or handkerchief. 349 Fure tagari ba shi da dadi'n kamsbi koyauslii. A good fire is not always sweet smelling. 350 Mai ido daia ba ya gode Allah ba, sai ya ga makafo. The one-eyed man only thanks Allah for his one eye when he sees a totally blind man. You never know when you are well off.