77 Somali Proverbs / Page 3
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One cannot count on riches.42.
One doesn't tell a man 'go away' but one shows him something so he will go.43.
One refusing a sibling's advice breaks his arm.44.
One shares food not words.45.
One should rise to a person who sees you sitting.46.
Only water in your hands can satisfy your thirst.47.
Poverty is slavery.48.
Somalis don't say a false proverb.49.
Sorrow is like rice in the store; if a basketful is removed everyday, it will come to an end at last.50.
The best bed that a man can sleep on is peace.51.
The bridge is repaired only after someone falls in the water.52.
The child you sired hasn't sired you.53.
The ear cannot hold as much water as it does news.54.
The fowl digs out the blade that kills it.55.
The most dangerous thing a man needs is woman.56.
The person who does not listen to an elder's advice gets his or her leg broken.57.
The stronger man will rule the house.58.
The teeth and the tongue are close neighbors, and yet they sometimes bite each other.59.
There is always a better man for every good man.60.
These youth taught their mother to give birth.