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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 12:02pm On Apr 04, 2022
30.
Bí èyàn bá dúró sínú oòrùn títí, bó pẹ́, bó yá, ibòji, á báa níbẹ̀.

Translation
If one tarries long in the sun, eventually, the shade will come (when the sun sets).

Morals
Tough times wont last forever; keep hope alive: be patient, be steadfast.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:18am On Apr 08, 2022
31.
Kò sí ewu lẹ́gbẹ̀rún ẹ̀kọ, à fi àìdùn ọbẹ̀.

Translation
To consume a thousand wraps of eko (corn meal) is a breeze, except the soup is not tasty enough.

Morals
Everyone loves good things; remove the stress from anything, make it appealing, and it won't lack patrons.

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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:56am On Apr 09, 2022
32.
Ẹni a fẹ́ la mọ̀, a kò mọ ẹni tó fẹ́'ni.

Translation
You do know who you love for sure, but you can't be certain of who really loves you.

Morals
Be perceptive; rely less on appearance, but more on substance; appearance, are quite, often deceptive.

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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 10:30am On Apr 11, 2022
33.
Ojú ẹní máa là, á rí ìyọnu.

Translation
Whoever would be successful would experience challenges.

Morals
Challenges are not unusual: everyone has them; don't give up.

Fruitful week.

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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 9:55am On Apr 13, 2022
34.
A kì í fura sí ẹni tí a ńbá rìn; ẹni tí a bá ńfura sí, a kì í bá irú wọn rìn.

Translation
We shouldn't be suspicious of those we associate with; those we are suspicious of should not be our close associates.

Morals
Build trust; don't be paranoid; be positive and forward-looking.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 11:14am On Apr 19, 2022
35.
Orí igi tó wọ́, làá wà, táà rí èyí tó tọ́.

Translation
It's while on the crooked tree that one would find the proper one.

Morals
Bloom wherever you are planted; always do your best with what you have, right where you are.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:39am On Apr 21, 2022
36.
Bí afọ́jú bá lóun yóò fọ́'ni lójú, ó yẹ ká fura; tí kò bá mú nǹkan lọ́wọ́, ó lè tẹ nǹkan mọ́lẹ̀.

Translation
If a blind man threatens to make you blind, be wary; if he has nothing in his hands, he may have something under his soles.

Morals
Underestimate no one; don't be presumptuous.

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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by luxestrap: 7:59am On Apr 21, 2022
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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 8:17am On Apr 22, 2022
luxestrap:
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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 8:18am On Apr 22, 2022
37.
Àjùmọ̀bí ò kan t'àánú; ẹni orí rán sí'ni ló ńṣe'ni lóore.

Translation
Blood ties don't always result merciful support; help comes only from those divinely sent to us.

Morals
When help comes, it may not necessarily be from expected sources; keep an open mind and keep hope alive.

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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 10:00am On Apr 25, 2022
38.
Ìdí iṣẹ́ ẹni la ti ńmú'ni l'ọ́lẹ.

Translation
You will know a lazy person by the manner he (or she) performs his (or her) duties.

Morals
Diligence is it; diligence or lack of it is far more transparent than it seems.

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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 9:12am On Apr 26, 2022
39.
Odò tí a bá fi ojú ré ni í gbé'ni í lọ.

Translation
The river one belittles is the river one drowns in.

Morals
Underestimate nothing and no one; don't be presumptuous: always keep an open mind and a level head.

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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:42am On Apr 28, 2022
40.
Oníbàtà ló ńfojú di ẹ̀gún; ẹni táa bá fẹ́ ló ńfojú dini.

Translation
Those with shoes easily despise thorns; those we love easily take us for granted.

Morals
Knowledge breeds power and disarms fear; we hadly fear who or what we know inside out.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 9:30am On Apr 30, 2022
41.
Tí ọmọdé bá ńjẹ èèwọ̀ tí ẹnìkan ò bi í, bó pẹ́ bó yá, ohun tí ńbi'ni ò ní ṣàì bi'ni.

Translation
If a youngster indulges in abominable acts uncautioned, eventually, what normally cautions people can't but caution him or her.

Morals
Mind what you do: nothing can be done with impunity.

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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by dreofGod(m): 10:30pm On Apr 30, 2022
@oluspicy, k'epe o. Ee ni subu daanu. Opolo yin o ni joba. E seun gan. Nomba 17 yen n mu mi da rerin gidi ni.

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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 10:08am On May 02, 2022
dreofGod:
@oluspicy, k'epe o. Ee ni subu daanu. Opolo yin o ni joba. E seun gan. Nomba 17 yen n mu mi da rerin gidi ni.

Àmín.

Modúpẹ́ fún ádùrá yin.

Ẹrín la o máa rín.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 10:09am On May 02, 2022
42.
Tí akòko bá ńsọ igi láì jáwọ́, bó pẹ́ bó yá, á rí nǹkan gbà lọ́wọ́ igi.

Translation
If the woodpecker persistently pecks a tree without relenting, it will get something from the tree, ultimately.

Morals
Virtually nothing is impossible to the persistent; if you won't give up, you will win.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 8:07am On May 03, 2022
43.
T'ẹní bẹ́gi lójù, igi á rúwé.

Translation
The shame is on the one who cuts a tree; it will sprout leaves (and grow back) again.

Morals
Ignore wicked folks and their distractions: be steadfast; be open minded and keep moving forward.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:27am On May 04, 2022
44.
Bí ìgbà ba kọ́'ni lẹ́sẹ̀ téèyan ṣubú, tí ìgbà míràn bá dé, èèyà á dìde.

Translation
If a season causes one to trip and fall, when another season comes, one will rise.

Morals
It is never over; tough times are not forever; keep hope alive.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:59am On May 05, 2022
45.
Ẹni tó ní láti ìgbà tóun ti dáyé ìyà ò jẹ òun rí, ohun tí ìyà ńjẹ lẹ́nu ni ò tíì kúnná.

Translation
Whoever claims not to have ever faced a challenge, perhaps challenge is not yet through with what it"s currently chewing.

Morals
Challenges are common: everyone has them; accept and resolve yours.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 9:31am On May 10, 2022
46.
A ní kí ẹ jẹẹ́, ẹ léegun lásán ni; a ní kí ẹ sọọ́ nù; ẹ lẹ́ran díẹ́ wà ńbẹ̀.

Translation
Asked to eat it, you complained it's just a mere bone; yet when asked to throw it away, you insisted it still has a little meat.

Morals
Be decisive; no vacillation.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:09am On May 11, 2022
47.
Owú pa'ni ju kùmọ̀ lọ.

Translation
Jealousy kills faster than cudgels.

Morals
Jealousy in whatever form is unhealthy: tame it; be secure in who you are and what you have.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 8:00am On May 12, 2022
48.
Ológìnní tó sùn bí ọ̀lẹ, ọgbọ́n inú u rẹ̀ pé igba.

Translation
A cat that lies in repose, looking lazy, is yet filled with countless cunning ways.

Morals
Appearance can be quite deceptive; it can prove costly to mistake calmness for naivety or gentleness for stupidity.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:56am On May 16, 2022
49.
Nínú òfíì, nínú ọ̀láà ni ọmọ páńdọ̀rọ̀ ńdàgbà.

Translation
It is in the midst of their being blown here and there, that the pendulous fruits of the sausage tree mature, eventually.

Morals
Quitting is the bane of success: it makes losing certain; don't quit and you can't but win, eventually

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Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:42am On May 18, 2022
50.
Eṣinṣin ò mọ ikú; jíjẹ ni tirẹ̀.

Translation
The fly is ignorant of deadly risks; all it desires is to eat.

Morals
Be wary of greed and inordinate appetites: they blindfold; tame your appetites and desires and curb greed.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 8:15am On May 19, 2022
51.
Bí ẹ̀dá bá fẹ́ gba àwìn ẹ̀bà, ni wọ́n máa ńṣe ojú àánú; tí wọ́n bá yó tán, wọ́n á di ọkọ olúwa wọn.

Translation
People present a facade of humility when seeking favour, but easily lord it over their benefactors, once satisfied.

Morals
Be perceptive; appearance can be deceptive.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:44am On May 20, 2022
52.
Alágbẹ̀dẹ tó ńlu irin lójú kan, lóhun tó fẹ́ fà yọ ńbẹ̀.

Translation
A blacksmith who kept hitting a piece of iron at a single spot had his reasons.

Morals
People have their reasons: give them the benefit of the doubt; often, we'll see some sense in nonsense, if we'll look closely enough.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 9:45am On May 23, 2022
53.
Akèrègbè tí kò tí ì fọ́, kò ti ì mọ oye omi tí yóò pọn.

Translation
A gourd, as long as it is not yet broken, cannot really tell how much water it can still fetch.

Morals
As long as there is life, there is hope; write-off no one, including yourself.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:25am On May 24, 2022
54.
Àgbẹ̀ tó ro oko tí kò gbin ọkà lóun dá ikún lóró; ikún kọ́ ló dá lóró, ara ẹ̀ ló dá lóró

Translation
A farmer who ploughed his farm, but planted no corn, claims he's hurting the ground squirrel; he really hasn't hurt any squirrel, but himself.

Morals
Vindictive actions can be self-defeating.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 9:01am On May 26, 2022
55.
Ogún ọdún tí ebí ti ńpa ọ̀gà, ìrin fàájì ò kúrò lẹ́sẹ̀ ẹ rẹ̀.

Translation
For the twenty years that the chameleon has been in hunger, it has not ceased its leisurely gait.

Morals
Slowness is not indicative of lack of enthusiasm nor is it a proof of indolence: people are simply different.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 7:53am On May 27, 2022
56.
Ológùńná kan, kì í rìn létí odò.

Translation
A person with a single ember ought not to walk by the river bank.

Morals
Be cautious; hedge against intolerably high risks or scenarios with zero way out.
Re: Yorùbá Proverbs, Translation With Morals by oluspicy: 8:10am On May 31, 2022
57.
Tẹ̀tẹ̀ tí kò bá fẹ́ tẹ́ l'áwùjọ ẹ̀fọ́, á yẹ'ra fún àwọn ewékéwé.

Translation
The spinach that won't be dishonoured in the gathering of vegetables will steer clear of strange leaves.

Morals
Association matters: we are defined, nay made or marred, by the company we keep.

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