Meaning: Lost things stay near the one who doesn't own them

Context: Misfortune often befalls the careless or unprepared

Meaning: Hunger drives you to someone worse off than you

Context: Desperation lowers standards — need makes people humble

Meaning: Research marriage, and learn from the mistakes of others

Context: Learn from other people's experiences before committing

Meaning: The sea has the same taste everywhere

Context: Human nature is the same across places — people are alike everywhere

Meaning: A limb has no reputation

Context: Individual effort is recognized only as part of a whole — unity gives identity

Meaning: Calamity doesn't eat twice a day

Context: Trouble doesn't happen repeatedly in the same way — once is enough

Meaning: A calamity can be stopped from the head, not from the feet

Context: Prevent problems early — once they grow, control is lost

Meaning: Trouble enters through your own hut

Context: Problems often arise from within, not from outside sources

Meaning: A night promise faces morning regret

Context: Decisions made in haste or darkness bring shame with daylight

Meaning: A promise is stronger than iron

Context: Keep your word — trust is the foundation of honor

Meaning: Whether from hyena or infidel, wisdom can be found

Context: Good lessons can come from anyone — value truth, not the source

Meaning: You who see only the outside, what covers the inside?

Context: Don't judge by appearances — the unseen holds the truth

Meaning: Whoever walks outside his garment finds no shade

Context: Those who abandon their protection face hardship — stay within your means

Meaning: A mule running with horses thinks it's one of them

Context: Pride without merit is foolish — know your place

Meaning: Don't hate people before you know them

Context: Avoid prejudice — understanding must precede judgment

Meaning: Don't dislike me before knowing me

Context: A plea for fair judgment — everyone deserves a chance to be known

Meaning: Get to know the tree you'll lean on

Context: Know whom you'll depend on — build trust before need arises

Meaning: From the east comes nothing good except daylight

Context: A skeptical proverb implying one must be cautious about sources or beginnings

Meaning: Crying ends in its own nest

Context: Sorrow remains with the sufferer — pain can't be shared fully

Meaning: He who knows the spot doesn't add more dawns

Context: Experience needs no repetition — once you've learned, don't redo mistakes