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| Ny smoo ny ta shin laccal, ta ny smoo ny ta shin ayns feme jeh. | The more want, the more we need. | |
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Ny smoo ny ta shin laccal, ta ny smoo ny ta shin ayns feme jeh.— ‘The more want, the more we need.’ The usual pattern for this would be; myr smoo ta shin laccal myr smoo ta shin ayns feme jeh.
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| Ta’n chooid smoo jeh deiney geddyn ben cha mie as t’ad toilliu. | Most men find a wife as good as they deserve. | |
| Ta ben veealerey moir ymmodee mitçhoorys. | A talkative woman is a mother of much mischief. | |
| Graih lhiannoo; | A Child’s Love: | |
| Va inneen veg er ny ynsagh dy phrayal erskyn ooilley son e hayr. V’eh er gheddyn baase doaltattym. Glooinney ayns padjer ayns yn astyr ren yn choraa eck sthappal as myr ren ny sooillyn eck meeiteil sooillyn e moir, loayr lesh asnaghyn throme; “O Voir cha voddym faagail eh ass ooilley cooidjagh. lhig dou gra booise da Jee va ayr deyr ayms keayrt, myr shen foddym freayl eh ayns my phadjeryn. Foddee ymmodee creeaghyn guint gynsagh lessoon voish yn lhiannoo.” | A small daughter was taught to pray above all for her father who had died suddenly. Kneeling in prayer in the afternoon her voice stopped and as her eyes met her mother’s eyes spoke with with heavy sighs; “O, Mother, I cannot leave him out completely. Let me say thanks to God that I had a dear Father once so I can keep him in my prayers. Many pained hearts may learn a lesson from the child. | |