Listen to the sayings of Solomon,
Listen to the proverbs of elders ...
Kalenjin proverb ~
Kigile ngosamis murian kobo got nebo iyie oh eh
Kigile marorien chi kelda nebo chi iyie oh eh !
i). Listen! Wisdom is calling out in the streets and market places,
calling loudly at the city gates and wherever people come together ~ take a listen hmm
“fools despise wisdom and instruction..
Heed hmmm ... (proverbs 1:20 -22)
Proverbs 1:8, my son, your father’s instruction and forsake not your mother’s teaching...
Said Lemuel's mother ~
CHORUS ::: Kalenjin proverb ~
Kigile ngosamis murian kobo got nebo iyie oh eh
Kigile marorien chi kelda nebo chi iyie oh eh !
ii) How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands ..sleep comes”—
So your poverty will come like an approaching prowler who walks..
And your need like an armed man.
(Proverbs 6:9-11)
Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise ~
Which, having no chief it gathers its food at harvest.
Having no Overseer nor a ruler ..
She prepares her food in the summer .
(Proverbs 6:6-8)
Take a listen....
C H O R U S .... Kalenjin proverb ~
Kigile ngosamis murian kobo got nebo iyie oh eh
Kigile marorien chi kelda nebo chi iyie oh eh !
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iii).It is not for kings to drink,
not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing ~
(Proverbs 31;4'6)
Iyie oh eh hmm .. Listen ~
Kalenjin proverb~
Makiguren alak kobot kemei, ama kiguren alak kobot iwot ~
Chepkisas kotun kechamei ~
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Iyie oh eeh hmmm,
Kigile marorien chi kelda nebo chi iyie oh eh... hmm
iii) Better a dry crust with peace and tranquility,than a house full of feasting with strife.(Proverbs 17:1)
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger ~ (Proverbs 15;1)
Words of Solomon ~
Take a listen.... iyeh oh eh...
Do not say to your neighbor go,
“Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”— when you already have what he needs. (Proverbs 3:28)
Proverb ~
Kalenjin proverb ~
( when your enemy is hungry, give him food ~
when your enemy is thirsty,give them water ~
CHORUS ::::::::::
Kigile ngosamis murian kobo got nebo~
MUSIC ...
Kigile marorien chi kelda nebo chi ~