Part 3: On cageyness, caution, moderation, patience, and prudence
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Ganganran   k m l ; a-g nni-l w -b i- o oro.
A sharp object is not something to grab for; it is a-thing-that-pierces-one's-hand-like-a-sharp-instrument.
(Dangerous things must be handled very carefully.
G d -g d m l ; k i b r da n kan.
Scurrying around does not ensure prosperity; working like a slave results in nothing.
(One does not necessarily prosper by working oneself to death.)
G d gudu t ra s l l kan.
Poisonous yam has never lost its skin.
(A certain person has never been known to be off his or her guard.)
G d gudu- kan l gb k n- n-k n- n.
Poisonous yam's roots are sour indeed.
(The subject is something one must stay away from, for encounter with it is unpleasant.)
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