Gikuyu Proverbs O

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776. O mũndũ athondekaga ũrĩrĩ wake

• • Literal translation: Every man makes up his own bed.
  • English equivalent: Every bird must hatch its own eggs.

777. O mũndũ ahuragia mwaki na mwĩhĩrĩto wake

• • Literal translation: Every man scratches in his fire and in his 'mwĩhĩrĩto'.
  • Contextual note: 'Mwĩhĩrĩto' is the space between any two of the three stones of the Kikuyu hearth.
  • English equivalent: Everyone should sweep before his own door.