Meaning: A chick is not taught how to scratch the ground

Context: Some knowledge is innate

Meaning: A brother's child is like the height of your wall (familiar), but a grandchild is a different person

Context: The relationship with a niece/nephew is closer than with a grandchild

Meaning: The child of a lion is a lion

Context: Like father, like son

Meaning: Give a wizard a child to bring up

Context: Do not entrust a precious thing to someone who will misuse it

Meaning: He who pursues two things at once will miss one

Context: You cannot do two things at once effectively

Meaning: The beginning is a bud, the end is a coconut

Context: Great things have small beginnings

Meaning: The beginning of mat-making is two slips of raffia

Context: It takes two to make a bargain; every venture starts with a small step

Meaning: The beginning of a dance is 'lele' (a simple sound)

Context: Big things have small beginnings

Meaning: One who curses others publicly will bring it upon themselves privately

Context: Harm wished upon others can rebound onto you

Meaning: One who nurses vengeance is not called wise

Context: Holding grudges is foolish

Meaning: One who travels aimlessly is not like one who sits idly; the traveler may pick up something

Context: It's better to be active than passive

Meaning: A person in too much of a hurry stubs their toe

Context: Haste makes waste

Meaning: The corpse-washer does no harm to the dead

Context: Some actions cannot hurt those who are beyond feeling

Meaning: When your companion is being shaved, put water on your own head

Context: Be prepared for what might happen to you, based on what happens to others

Meaning: A thief is a rogue, but the one who repays is a gentleman

Context: It's better to make amends for a wrong than to just be known as the one who did it

Meaning: Your companion's body is beside your own body

Context: You cannot feel another's pain as your own; you are ultimately separate

Meaning: A thief is caught by his fellow thief

Context: Set a thief to catch a thief

Meaning: He who asks for salt does so for his own cooking pot

Context: People act in their own self-interest

Meaning: A joke, a joke, can discharge pus

Context: Do not ignore small problems, as they can become serious

Meaning: Your companion's burden is a load of kapok

Context: Another person's burden seems light to you