"It
is best to bind up the finger before it is cut" - Learn to
be guarded in your utterances so that you don't get into trouble. Prevention
is better than cure.

LESOTHO
©
All rights reserved. Michael J.K. Bokor (English Dept.), Illinois State University,
spring 2004.
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It is best to
bind up the finger before it is cut. [Interpretation]
If the palm of
the hand itches, it signifies the coming of great luck.
Sickness accompanies
a waning moon; a new moon cures disease.