proverb

1.	"Look up to the frigate bird" is a Marshallese proverb. (It means to follow and respect the traditional chief.)	"Jede ak eō" ej juon iaan jabōn kōnnaan ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ.	ak
2.	Stare and eat flies (a proverb).	Aḷḷañ im ṃōñā ḷọñ	aḷḷañ
3.	The sky will fall on you -- you can't escape (proverb).	Lañ eo ebuñut eok.	buñ
4.	Here is a proverb, "Haste makes waste."	Juon in jabōnkōnnaan, "Ṃōkajkaji jeljeli batbati.	jabōnkōnnaan
5.	Proverb: The ship that leaves will return, but the person who leaves (dies) will never return.	Jeblaak in wa enāj bar jebḷaak, jeblaak in armej eban bar jebḷaak.	jeblaak
6.	Seeking knowledge guarantees wisdom. (a proverb)	Jitdaṃ kapeel.	jitdaṃ
7.	Our mothers forever; our fathers and the fathers of others. (A proverb extolling the matrilineal relation)	Jined ilo kōbo, jemād im jemān ro jet.	kōbo
8.	Jabōn kōnnaan (proverb): You eat to your fill on the ocean side (in secret); your eyeballs are about to pop out. When you're in need you beg for help!" In other words, no man is an island. We should always all look out for one another.	Kwoṃōñā itujablik kaṇ; kwōdodoor timmej. Ḷak ban kūr eo in!	timmej