Yoruba Project

  180. Ta leṣinṣin ìbá gbè bí kò ṣe elégbò? Who else will the flies flock after if not the person with open sores. Opportunistic people can be expected to stick with those who offer them the most benefits. 181. Ẹni tí ó bá mọ ìṣe òkùnkùn, kó má dàá òṣùpá lóró; ohun a ṣe ní ńmúni-í rìnde òru; òkùnkùn ò yẹ ọmọ èèyàn. Whoever knows what darkness can do must not antagonize the moon; one's actions “sometimes” send one abroad at night; roaming around in the dark is not a becoming habit. It is best to cultivate those forces that might serve one well in the future. 182. Ẹni tí a nà ní kùm̀mọ̀ mẹ́fà, tó ní ọ̀kan ṣoṣo ló ba òun, níbo nìyókùú sọnù sí? A person who is hit six times with a club and says only one blow landed; where did the other blows disappear to? A person who tries to minimize his or her obvious misfortune deceives no one. 183. Íso ó làatan, kò sí a dára máa sú. Ọ̀mọ́ Òyìnbó nyàgbẹ̀. Fart has no waste-bin, defecating has nothing to do with beauty. The W