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Laughter does not show friendship/love

Meaning: What you see in someone's face may not be what is in their mind.

If the hen stops clucking, what will she use to train her children?

Meaning: Don't abandon your talents, take care of them.

After the slave has served the chief, the rewards of the chieftaincy will reach him.

Meaning: Learning and working can lead to success

If a person makes a will but does not die, he will be embarrassed.

Meaning: One should keep their word.

If a deceitful person buries himself, one of his arms will stick out.

Meaning: Bad deeds are hard to keep quiet.

All trees grow in the forest, but the oha tree is easily found

Meaning: The oha tree produces the leaves for oha soup. Therefore, the thing that identifies a person is what they are known by.