Meaning: Loss befalls a careless fellow

Context: Negligence leads to loss

Meaning: He denies you a ball of food; he does not deny you a word

Context: Some people are generous with advice but not with material help

Meaning: He laughs at a scar who has received no wound

Context: Those who haven't suffered cannot understand pain

Meaning: Voluntary work is better than forced labour

Context: Willing effort is more effective than coercion

Meaning: Civility does not cause disagreement

Context: Politeness prevents conflict

Meaning: Better half a disaster than complete disaster

Context: A partial loss is better than total loss

Meaning: Better to stumble with the toe than with the tongue

Context: Verbal mistakes are worse than physical ones

Meaning: It is better for the eye to die than the heart

Context: It is better to lose sight than hope

Meaning: They are not; they are not; they are

Context: Denial does not prevent reality

Meaning: It does not dawn! It dawns

Context: Change is inevitable

Meaning: Anger brings damage

Context: Anger often leads to regrettable outcomes

Meaning: Hurry, hurry, has no blessing

Context: Haste leads to waste

Meaning: There is no harm in an increase

Context: More is usually better

Meaning: A secret is no secret when shared by two people

Context: Secrets are hard to keep

Meaning: There is no misfortune but it has its fellow

Context: Misfortunes often come in pairs

Meaning: There is no 'Masika' without mosquitoes

Context: Every situation has its annoyances

Meaning: There is no distance that has no end

Context: Everything has an end

Meaning: It is not in it, it is not in it; that is where it definitely is

Context: Denial often reveals the truth

Meaning: A possession is under the fold of the loin-cloth; a weapon is in the hand

Context: Be prepared for emergencies

Meaning: Take care, you do not get the stick in your eyes!

Context: Be cautious in your actions