42 Nilotic Proverbs / Page 2
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No matter how early one awakes, the sun does not rise first.22.
Only the feet of the voyager know the path.23.
Remember, after the storm there will be a rainbow.24.
The hunter knows his prey.25.
The hunter that speaks too much, goes home empty handed.26.
The injured animal is covered with flies.27.
The villager who always complains and is never satisfied with anything is like an annoying flea on the foot.28.
The voyager's path is marked by the stars and not the sand dunes.29.
The wisdom of the elderly is like the sun, it illuminates the village and the great river.30.
The wiseman's promises are like dew on the field.31.
The youth walks faster than the elderly but the elderly knows the road.32.
There is more wisdom in listening than in speaking.33.
Where a river flows, there is abundance.34.
Where the cattle does not graze, the warriors pass.35.
Where there is a hippopotamus, be careful when passing with a pirogue.36.
Who does not know the path should ask.37.
Who listens to the voice of the elderly is like a strong tree; who turns a deaf ear is like a twig in the wind.38.
Who mistrusts everybody is the real enemy of the village.39.
Words can kill before arms.40.
Working in the fields is hard, but hunger is harder.