"When the white man came to our country, he had the Bible and we had the land. The white man said to us, "Let us pray". After the prayer, the white man had the land, and we had the Bible."

"Talo walaal diide taagoogta ayuu kajabaa."

"Nin wax cunay xishood."

"One does not cross a river without getting wet."

"The heart does not let go of the good. [...] As if it were a fertile spot, the heart does not abandon the good."

"Good is in the hands. Evil is also in the hands."

"Accept your lot and make your mother happy! Run fast and make your god happy!"

"A dishonest man chases after women's genitals."

"The chasing away of a younger son from the house of his father is an abomination to Ninurta."

"No one walks together with him or directs their steps towards him. Life passes him by like water. He is dear to no just man, plague prevails over him. Like a worthless penny. [...] He is clothed with a garment as if a heavy punishment were assigned to him. Who is he? His name? A man sleeping with someone's wife."

"Whatever I say, I will say it twice, and then I will repeat it again."

"The idleness of a low-life causes losses; his shying away from work is perpetual."

"The poor man does not strike his son a single blow; he treasures him highly forever."

"Your worthiness is the result of chance."

"After becoming a thief, one becomes an outcast."

"Let the herdsman whip the ox. Let the shepherd slaughter the sheep. Where there is no toughness, no man can go about his business."

"No one is tall enough to reach up and touch the heavens. No one is broad enough to lift his gaze over the whole earth. [...] But you, who roar like a storm -- may you establish yourself like a lion. [...] No man can bring about your demise."

"Whenever there is excess, an axe remedies it!"

"The liar is quarrelsome. He always lies. He always slanders. Treacherous! Malicious! Shifty-eyed!"

"Utu is lord; you should fix your gaze on him."

"The temple E-babbar, which Me-silim had built, was destroyed by Nanni, whose posterity had been cut off."

"The well-wisher is the mother of the refugee."

"When dishonest men come to your banquet, they are troubled and try to hide it."

"The dishonest man stole silver; the honest man will earn his pay."

"Let the favour be repaid to him who repays a favour."

"May the people wish you well. May your god grant what you are in agreement with."

"You shouldn't give a lame man a staff. Enlil is his helper."

"A house of debt is a house in whose interior no light shines."

"Utu's glance is prayerful. Utu's heart is compassionate. A devotee of Utu is among the holy. Allotted by Utu to be fortunate, a [...] ship reaches the quay."

"Although the number of unhappy days is endless, yet life is better than death."

"To take revenge is an abomination to Ninurta."

"You subject yourself to rules -- as a thief does."

"When a trustworthy boat sets sail, Utu seeks out a trustworthy harbour for it."

"A crafty man does not transgress against his mother."

"Let just men be born in good health, and let their lives last long."

"Pleasure is created. Sins are absolved. Life is rejuvenated."

"By following craftiness, one learns how to be crafty. By following wisdom, one learns how to be wise."