191 Ethiopian Proverbs / Page 4
- 31. Advise and counsel him; if he does not listen, let adversity teach him.
 - 32. After the hyena has gone, the dog barks.
- 33. An eye and a friend are quickly hurt.
- 34. An overly modest man goes hungry.
- 35. Anticipate the good so that you may enjoy it.
- 36. As the wound inflames the finger, so the thought inflames the mind.
- 37. Because he killed his wife he took shelter with his in-laws.
- 38. Better an egg this year than a chicken next year.
- 39. By persevering the egg walks on legs.
- 40. Cactus is bitter only to him who tastes it.
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