281 Kikuyu Proverbs / Page 14
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Two rich persons do not wish each other a bird of ill omen.262.
Two smells of cooking meat break the hyena's legs.263.
Two waterfalls do not hear each other.264.
Two wives are two pots full of poison.265.
Virtue is better than riches.266.
Virtue is power.267.
Vultures arrive at the place where the goat is slaughtered.268.
We speak byh proverb: he who is intelligent will understand.269.
What is in Masai is not in Kikuyu.270.
When 'ithare' is uprooted 'mugumo' grows in its place.271.
When an elephant combats, it is the grass that suffers.272.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.273.
When hyenas go away jackals rejoice.274.
When the food is cooked there is no need to wait before eating it.275.
When there is shortage of figs, birds eat the fruits of the 'mugumo'.276.
Wind makes more noise among the trees.277.
Wives and oxen have no friends.278.
Women have no upright words, but only crooked ones.279.
You cannot make an appointment with death.280.
You spoke with your own mouth.