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405 Yoruba Proverbs Sayings And Translations - Yoruba Project - 400 - 405 - Adebanji Osanyingbemi - Olayinka Carew - Jack Lookman #ede Yoruba

  400. Ẹyẹ tó fi ara wé igún, ẹ̀hìn àrò ní ńsùn. Whatever bird emulates the vulture will find itself behind the cooking hearth. People who have everything to lose should not emulate those who have nothing to lose. 401. Ibi tí a bá pè lórí, a kì í fi tẹlẹ̀. Whatever one names as the head, one does not tread on the floor. Never misuse or abuse your prized possessions or attributes. 402. Idà ńwó ilé ara ẹ̀ ó ní òún ḿba àkọ̀ jẹ́. The sword is destroying its own home, and it says it is ruining the scabbard. Said of a person whose actions will eventually recoil on him/her, even though the person thinks that he/she is hurting others. In the bid to hurt others, you could actually hurt yourself. 403. Ìgbà tí ṣìgìdìí bá fẹ́ ṣe eré ẹ̀tẹ́ a ní kí wọ́n gbé òun sójò. When the clay statue hankers for disgrace it asks to be placed in the rain. Those who so forget themselves, and overreach their capacity, will end up in disgrace. 404. Ìpàkọ́ onípàkọ́ là ńrí; eniẹlẹ́n...

405 Yoruba Proverbs Sayings And Translations - Yoruba Project - 390 - 399 - Adebanji Osanyingbemi - Olayinka Carew - Jack Lookman #ede Yoruba

  390. Ígbà àrá lá n burá, ẹ́ni kán kíí bu sángò ní ẹrun. It is when we are young that we exhibit youthful zeal, no one abuses Sango in dry season. Make haste while the sun shines. 391. Ìjáfárà léwu Negligence is dangerous In all we do we should be diligent and prompt. 392. Atí òré atí íká íkán kìì gbé Neither the act of kindness or wickedness is in vain. Whatever you sow you shall reap. 393. Ẹ̀ní tí Ọ̀lọ́run ò bá pá kosí ẹ́dà tó lé pá He whom God does not kill, no man can kill. No man can change the plan of God. Our Creator alone, can change the trajectory of life. 394. Bíí íṣè ó bá pèní ẹ́nikán kíí pè íṣè You are pre-empted by your character. What you do, will determine how people react to you. 395. Òrí là fin mu ẹ̀rán láwò We pick the best meat from the plate through luck. What we get from life is not necessarily through hard work but through divine placement. 396. Ìlù kan ò tó Ègùn jó; bí a bá lù fún un a máa lu àyà. One drum is n...

405 Yoruba Proverbs Sayings And Translations - Yoruba Project - 380 - 389 - Adebanji Osanyingbemi - Olayinka Carew - Jack Lookman #ede Yoruba

  380. Ajá tí ò létí ò ṣéé dẹ̀gbẹ́. A dog without ears is no good for stalking prey. A person who cannot be instructed is useless. 381. Tí agbado ò bá gbóná, àgbàdo ò lè ta. If the corn is not hot it wont pop No pain, no gain. Good and enduring things don't always come easily.  You need to work hard to succeed. 382. Bí ẹ̀mí bá wà, ìrètí ńbẹ. For as long as there is life, there is hope. No matter what we are going through, there is definitely no limitation to what can be achieved. 383. Bí irọ́ bá lọ ní ogún Ọdún, òtítọ́ á ba ní ọjọ́ kan. If lies have a 20 year headway, truth will catch up in a day. Truth will always prevail in all circumstances, no matter how long. 384. Bí ọ̀mọ́dé bá l'aṣọ́ bí àgbá, kó lé ni àkisà bí àgbà If a child has as many clothes as the elderly he can't have as many rags as the elderly The wisdom of the elders cannot be thrown out of the windows. The child may have knowledge, but the elder has experience and wisdom...