“Play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth.”

Being too familiar or overly friendly with people below your station, or without proper boundaries, invites disrespect.

“What is joke for school children is death for crappo.”

What feels like harmless fun to one person can be a matter of life and death to another, so consider how your actions affect others.

“Two man-crab can't live in the same hole.”

Two people of equally strong will or authority cannot share the same position; rivalry between them is inevitable.

“When you see your neighbour house burning, take water and wet yours.”

Learn from other people's misfortunes and take precautions before trouble reaches your own door.

“What you plant is what you go reap.”

Your actions determine your outcomes — you receive back what you put into life.

“No matter how long the night, day must break.”

Hard times always come to an end eventually; keep hope through hardship.