Meaning: Your provisions go before you, your walk follows behind

Context: Preparation precedes success — plan before you act

Meaning: You can't share one warthog between two people

Context: Some things aren't divisible — ownership must be clear

Meaning: The warthog's tusks are her strength

Context: Everyone has their own defense — use what nature gave you

Meaning: The warthog leaves one burrow for another

Context: The discontented never rest — dissatisfaction breeds wandering

Meaning: A journey requires agreement

Context: Cooperation ensures success — shared purpose keeps people united

Meaning: Don't befriend one who doesn't know God, doesn't respect men, or doesn't know truth

Context: Faith, respect, and honesty form trustworthy friendship

Meaning: Don't live with a watchful fool, a quarrelsome coward, or a greedy hero

Context: The dangerous come in many forms — avoid unstable temperaments

Meaning: There are three enemies: white (water), red (fire), and black (man)

Context: Nature and humanity both threaten — wisdom guards against all

Meaning: Three things bring anxiety: a bad horse, a bad wife, and a bad home — yet those are what you lose

Context: Troubles come from what you possess — contentment is inner peace

Meaning: I grew old before mastering three things: tending fire, silencing children, and leading camels

Context: Some tasks remain eternally challenging — patience never ends

Meaning: Three things can't be endured: hunger with food nearby, injustice with support, and illness nearing death

Context: Some suffering becomes unbearable — relief must come quickly

Meaning: Don't follow the hasty, the lazy, or the flirt

Context: Bad company leads to harm — choose companions wisely

Meaning: Three things are never seen: a guest younger than the host, a stay shorter than a day, and a prayer shorter than a bow

Context: Some traditions have unbreakable forms — respect customs and balance

Meaning: Three prayers to God that can be said but never granted: "God, give me a son though I'll never marry; give me wealth though I'll never work; take me to heaven though I'll never worship"

Context: Effort must accompany prayer — blessings follow deeds

Meaning: Three things weaken a man: he who doesn't think, doesn't plan, and doesn't seek advice

Context: Wisdom comes from thought, planning, and consultation — neglecting them leads to ruin

Meaning: It's said: don't share secrets with a sixty-year-old, don't argue with a forty-year-old, and don't wrestle with a twenty-year-old

Context: Every age has its strength — wisdom, will, or vigor. Respect each accordingly