Part 4: On perseverance, industry, resilience, self-confidence, self-reliance, resourcefulness, daring, fortitude, and invulnerability

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Whl l b rra; l b whl.
Struggle gives birth to ease; destitution gives birth to struggle.
(He who exerts himself will find ease in the end; he who avoids exertions is doomed to struggle in the end.)

Wr yn n ru r wran; n ru r wran ni wr yn w.
Only an imbecile carries a heavy load and stops to watch a spectacle; such a heavily-laden spectacle watcher is the sort of spectacle that attracts the attention of imbeciles.
(Only a fool neglects pressing duties to dawdle.)

Wrp nbkan gbm; gbogbo ara n fi- jni.
The cow-itch offers no place to be handled; it stings with its whole body.
(Said of problems that present no visible avenues for solution, or people who show no visible signs of vulnerability.)

Ww l w k t jre y.
Only by taking a cold shower can one shake off the chill of the harmattan.
(The solution to a problem might require some initial unpleasantness.)

Wn n, par a e pn by? n gb wo la un n pn? Kun t k igba lr, kun t h il kr-kr lbsndj. gb wo lun ry f?
People asked the partridge, Why is your clothing so dirty? He responded, Why would my clothing not be dirty? Given the time it takes me to make a hundred heaps in the morning, and the time I need to scratch the ground at dawn, what time is left for me to wash my clothes?
(The shiftless can always find excuses to explain their predicament.)
Compare Wn n wko, o b ba.