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Post by Belmot on Jul 17, 2016 11:57:53 GMT
Ẹni tó kọ̀ tí ò sin Ọlọ́run, òrìṣà kékèèké tí ò to Ọlọ́run ló máa sìn.
Whoever refuses to worship God, will end up worshipping lesser gods.
[To reject God is to accept the consequence of His absence]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 17, 2016 11:58:52 GMT
Ẹní bá rọra pa èèrà, á rí ìfun inú rẹ̀.
Whoever would carefully dismember an ant would see its intestines.
[Patience can achieve the impossible]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 17, 2016 11:59:56 GMT
Bí a bá dijú tẹ àbàtà mọ́lẹ̀, yóò báni láṣọ jẹ́.
If one steps on a marshy place with closed eyes, one would soil one's clothes.
[Handle issues with caution; carelessness could lead to bungled outcome.]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 17, 2016 12:01:09 GMT
Ìjàkùmọ̀ kìí rìnde ọ̀sán; ẹni a bíire kìí rìnde òru.
The wildcat doesn't move about in the day; a well-bred person shouldn't night-crawl.
[Self-discipline is crucial]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 18, 2016 18:18:58 GMT
Àparò ò sọ pé òun yóò kó sí pàkúté ọ̀lọ́dẹ, ohun tó mọ̀ọ́ jẹ ló fàá lékú lọ́wọ́.
The partridge never intended falling into the hunter's trap; it's appetite is what pushed it to its death.
[Unconscionable appetite could be self-limiting.]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 27, 2016 5:54:18 GMT
Tí ọwọ́ àdán kan bá yẹ̀, á fi èkejì gbá igi mú. If one of the bat's paws slips (on a tree), it will still grab the tree branch with another.
[Persist; never give up. You will win if you don't quit]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 27, 2016 5:55:42 GMT
A kì í láhun ká níyì. You can't be stingy and be honoured.
[No honour for a stingy person; choose to be generous]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 27, 2016 5:56:57 GMT
Náwó náwó kì í ṣ'àpà; ó ńfi owó ra iyì ni.
The generous person is not wasteful; he is simply buying honour for himself.
[Good to be generous]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 27, 2016 5:58:37 GMT
Ká máa náwó ò ní kówó ó tán; ká ya ahun ò ní kówó ò pọ̀ si
Generosity does not necessarily make one poor nor does stinginess make one rich.
[Be generous; one neither gains being stingy nor loses being generous.]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 27, 2016 6:00:50 GMT
Òkè lọwọ́ afunni ńgbé; ìsàlẹ̀ lọwọ́ ẹni tó ńgbàá ńwà.
A hand that gives is always at the top, while the one that receives stays under.
[Giving elevates.]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 27, 2016 6:02:33 GMT
Ohun ọwọ́ mi ò tó màá fi gọ̀ǹgọ̀ fàá, àbùkù nií mú kanni.
To incessantly quest after what's evidently beyond one's reach, is to court shame.
[Contentment is it; live within your means.]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 27, 2016 6:05:18 GMT
Oníbárà ńbólè é bọ̀; a fún un lówó tán, ó tún ńyọjú wọlé.
The street beggar, still peeking into the house despite collecting his alms, is clearly beside himself.
[Contentment is it.]
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Post by Belmot on Jul 27, 2016 6:07:43 GMT
Ìbàjẹ́ ènìyàn ò lè dá'ṣẹ́ Olúwa dúró.
The wickedness of man cannot stop the work (or plan) of God.
[Keep moving, undeterred...]
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Post by Belmot on Aug 2, 2016 17:06:02 GMT
Ọgbọ́n àgbọ́njù ni í pa òdù ọ̀yà.
Unbridled craftiness is what kills the grasscutter.
[Decrying craftiness;crafty fellows eventually self-destruct]
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Post by Belmot on Aug 2, 2016 17:07:10 GMT
Ódi ìgbà tí òjò bá dá kí alágboòrùn tó mọ̀ pé ẹrù lòun gbé.
When the rain subsides, the person carrying an umbrella will realise it is a burden.
[Those in denial would have to face reality, eventually.]
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