Contre la fumée, il n’y a qu’un seul remède : fuir (Proverbe Sotho – Lesotho, Afrique du Sud). – Fuir les tentations.
Against smoke, there is only one remedy: to flee (Sotho proverb – Lesotho, South Africa). – Fleeing temptations.
Un bouchon rond ne ferme pas un trou carré (Proverbe Amandebele – Zimbabwe, Afrique du Sud, Botswana).
A round cap doesn’t close a square hole (Amandebele proverb – Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa).
On ne prend pas le léopard pour garder la viande (Proverbe Zulu – South Africa).
We do not take a leopard to guard meat (Zulu proverb – South Africa).
Je l’ai guéri, et il se sauve quand j’arrive (Proverbe Basuto – Lesotho, Afrique du Sud). – Quelle ingratitude!
I healed him, and he runs away when I come (Basuto Proverb – Lesotho, South Africa). – Such ingratitude!
A child who does not listen to his parents listens to the vultures (Tswana Proverb – Botswana, South Africa).
Un enfant qui n’écoute pas ses parents écoute les vautours (Proverbe Tswana – Botswana, South Africa).
Le chien aussi transpire, mais la sueur est absorbée par ses poils (Proverbe Ndebele – Afrique du Sud). – Un travail dur n’est pas toujours remarqué ou apprecié.
The dog also sweats, but its sweat is absorbed by its fur (Ndebele Proverb – South Africa). – A hard work is not always noticed or appreciated.
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