Meaning: What the eyes see, the teeth bite

Context: Desire follows vision — temptation begins with sight

Meaning: What lingers long doesn't benefit men

Context: Delayed work loses value — act in time

Meaning: What's spent either spoils or spills

Context: Hoarded wealth perishes — use it wisely

Meaning: One seeks permission from both people and land

Context: Respect both hosts and environment

Meaning: Asking questions isn't bad; trading lies is

Context: Curiosity is good — deception isn't

Meaning: He who knows, needs no explanation

Context: Wisdom understands before words — understanding is silent

Meaning: What you've learned is your survival kit

Context: Knowledge is wealth — it can't be stolen or lost

Meaning: The one who stabs you and the one who urges him — the inciter is worse

Context: Instigators are more dangerous than the actors — watch the whisperers

Meaning: The hyena can't be reached by stick or outrun by foot

Context: Some problems can't be solved by force — they need wit

Meaning: The hyena runs straight whichever way it's chased

Context: Pressure brings clarity — fear sharpens focus

Meaning: When the hyena tires, its fight is visited

Context: Weakness invites attack — stay prepared

Meaning: Bad news doesn't sit still in school

Context: Rumors spread fast — lies travel quicker than truth

Meaning: Lack of news is like being deaf

Context: Awareness keeps one alive — ignorance is blindness

Meaning: News that exists eventually arrives

Context: Truth reveals itself with time — nothing stays hidden

Meaning: The big ram never looks up until slaughtered

Context: Pride blinds — arrogance meets downfall

Meaning: Don't trust only your sister; respect also your in-law

Context: Fairness in relationships prevents family conflict

Meaning: Quarreling brothers lose wealth and fill graves

Context: Family conflict destroys prosperity — unity preserves life

Meaning: Testify truthfully for your brother, and pay his blood debt if needed

Context: Brotherhood means loyalty — stand by kin in both truth and trial

Meaning: Your brother's marrow is brought in a small dish

Context: Family sacrifices for you — kinship brings deep care

Meaning: The time that's gone can't be reached

Context: You can't recover lost time — focus on the present