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 Rh 365 Rena kiwo makwaidaitchi, ko ya yi keau, ya chinye abinshi. Do not take any account of what the *' sponger " has, even if it is good he eats up his all. Makwadai, a man who lives on his neighbours, not necessarily a beggar. 366 Mainama shi kan nema wutta. The man with meat seeks fire. 367 Ta fi chikka kasua'n munafukai. The market of evildoers is always fullest. 368 Resshi'n tuo kan chi wake akona. " Lack of tuo " has to eat burnt beans. Make the best of a thing. Wakd, beans, the food of the poorest people. 369 Wonda ya dauki birri, sandanshi ba ya makki abissa ba. The stick of the monkey man will not be hidden in the tree long (for the monkey will bring it down for him). 370 Tsuguni ba kari ba, anseyer da karre, anseye birri. The matter is not to be settled in that way. The dog and the monkey both squat, so that it is no good selling your dog and buying a monkey because you are tired of an animal that squats. 371 Wake daia bata gari. "— One bean will spoil the flour. 372 Ka fei banna, kamman gata'n birri. You are as destructive (mischievous) as a baboon.