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Treat your neighbor nicely

Proverb in the local language
Màdä-bbeí ì ngè-töl hòr dòí tä.
Proverb's direct translation
Your neighbour is the one who kills (extinguishes) the fire at your home.
Proverb's meaning
One must never do harm to one’s neighbour because we will need their help at some point.
From: Sara of Chad

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