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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:33:23 GMT
Tí èyàn bá pẹ́ láyé á jẹ ẹran tó ju erin lọ.
If one lives long enough, one would eat such a quantity of meat larger in size than an elephant.
[Be patient]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:35:15 GMT
Àìmọ iṣẹ́ kọ̀ ló ṣe orogùn tó fi ki orí bọ omi gbígbóná.
Not knowing how to say 'No' is how the wooden stirrer gets dipped into hot water.
[It is not everything that one accedes to.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:36:24 GMT
Ẹni òjò pa, tí àrá kó pa kó má a dúpẹ́.
Anyone who got beaten by rain, yet wasn't struck by lightning should be thankful.
[Be ever grateful; things could have been worse.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:37:43 GMT
Àgùtàn tó fẹ́ máa dún bi ìkokò, á múra sílẹ̀ fún ọfà ọlọ́dẹ.
A sheep that wants to be howling like wolves should be expecting the hunters' arrows.
[Every choice comes with consequence]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:40:08 GMT
Ẹni ọ̀rẹ́ dà kó má ṣe bínú; ẹni abínibí ńdani
Those betrayed by friends shouldn't be offended; even siblings do betray one another.
[Be tolerant and gracious]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:41:24 GMT
Ẹni ọ̀rẹ́ dà kó má ṣe bínú; ẹni abínibí ńdani.
Those betrayed by friends shouldn't be offended; even siblings do betray one another.
[Be tolerant and gracious]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:42:24 GMT
Àgbàdo inú ìgò, ó di àwòmọ́jú fún adìyẹ.
The corns in a bottle are viewed with disdain by the hen.
[People tend to belittle what they can' t have.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:45:49 GMT
Ojú tó máa báni kalẹ́, kò ní ti àárọ̀ ṣe ipin.
The eyes that would serve one until old age, won't be rheumy while one is young.
[Be faithful.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:47:25 GMT
Ọwọ́ epo lọmọ aráyé ńbá nií lá, wọn kìí bá ni lá ọwọ́ ẹ̀jẹ̀.
Many would dine and wine with you, but few would stick around during tough times.
[Be perceptive; everybody loves the winner, but when you lose, you lose alone.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:48:31 GMT
Wúrà tó máa dán, á la iná kọjá.
A piece of gold that desires to shine must need pass through fire.
[Be resilient; don't give up.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:49:25 GMT
Ìwà rere lẹ̀ṣọ́ ènìyàn.
Good character is man's adornment.
[Good character beautifies and makes one attactive; cultivate it.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:52:12 GMT
À ti gbé ìyàwó kò tóó pọ́n, owó ọbẹ̀ ló ṣòro.
To get married is not an issue, but to meet the marriage responsibility is the tough nut.
[Look before you leap; it's easier to start some things, but tougher to sustain it.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:54:36 GMT
Ẹni tó ńkó ẹyin jẹ, kò mọ̀ pé ìdí ńro adìyẹ.
Those eating eggs seldom appreciate how tough egg-laying can be to the hen.
[Be considerate; things may not be that easy to the other person.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 10:56:42 GMT
À pa àímú délé ni kò jẹ́ ká mọ̀ pé ológbò ńs'ọdẹ.
Its penchant for not bringing home its games, is why the cat is not known for hunting.
[Uncontrolled appetite can be self-limitting.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 11:00:23 GMT
Ní tútù là ńká ẹja kò; ẹja gbígbẹ ò ṣeé ká.
Only while fresh may fish be bent; dried fish cannot be bent.
[Address issues promptly to forestall complications.]
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