owe yoruba

lálá to ròkè

ilè lòn bọ́

the okro that goes up will come down

A kìí du orí olórí

káwodì gbé tẹni lọ

You do not protect another person’s head while the eagle takes away yours

ojú la rí

ọ̀rẹ́ ò dénú

We could see the smiles/face, the frienship is not genuine

ẹni tí ó bá mú kọ́kọ́rọ́ òkánjúwà lọ́wọ́

ilẹ̀kù àdánù ní o fi ṣi

anyone that holds the key of covetousness will open the door of loss

a kìí bọ́ sómi tán

ka ma kí gbe òtútù

we do not enter the water completely and complain of cold

kí lorí lọ bẹ́

to fi waro ọwọ́

what did you see in the soup tha made you stop eating

àyà níní

o jú ògùn lọ

meaning boldness is greater than charm

ẹnu onì ìkan

lati n gbọ pọ̀ún

we hear the crunch of garden egg from the eater

ìgbá another name for garden egg

àtira ibọn kò tó àtira ẹ̀tu, ọjọ́ kan là rà ìbọn, ojojúmọ́ là n rà ẹ̀tu.

Buying a gun is not the same as buying gun powder, we buy a gun one day but buy gun powdee everday

afínjú tó fẹ bá ẹní pàfọ̀ jìjàkadì….

….kó setán àti wẹ̀wù àbàtà

a neat person who wants to fight with someone dirty (someone who covers himself with mud) should be ready to get dirty.

ajègbodò tó n wa….

….ẹni kúnra

someone who eats yam from the new season when they aren’t supposed to is looking for someone to join him.

the history of this is the king always eats the new yam from the season first and ègbodò is the new yam so when someone decides to eat the yam, it is done in secret that is why ajègbodò is looking for someone to eat with him.

àfòpiná tó ní òun yíò pa fitílà….

….ara rẹ̀ ni yíò pa

insect attracted to light that says it will put out the lantern will only kill itself

àgbájọwọ́ la fií sọ yà….

….àjèjè/àjòjì ọwọ́ kan kò gbérù dé orí

there is strength in unity, the feeble/strange hand does not carry a load to the head.

wọń ní afọ́jú o ò taná alẹ́….

.…ó ní àtọ̀sán àtòru, èwo lòún rí níbẹ

they asked the blind man why he did not switch on the night lantern and he replied, both day and night, which one can I see.

bí a bá ríá òkú ìkà nilẹ̀, tí a tá ní ìpa….

....ika dí mejì

if you see the corpse of a wicked person and kick it, the wickedness is doubled

ọ̀rẹ́ o si mọ́….

.…ka ré ni bá rìn ló kù

true friends don’t exist anymore, companions remain

k’ari kara, ka ri ka ma san….

.…ara ai san Ikeji ole

to view a product and proceed with a purchase, to purchase a product and fail to pay for it, it is the act of not buying that is similar to stealing

ọjọ́ gbogbo ni ti olè….

....ọjọ́ kan ni to lóhun

everyday for the thief, one day for the owner

àgbà kìí wà lójà….

….kìí orí ọmo titun wọ

an elder cannot be in a market place that the head of a new born baby will

ọ̀rọ̀ àgbà tí ọ̀ ṣẹ ní àárọ̀….

….á ṣẹ lójú alẹ́

the statement an elderly says that fails to come true during the day will come through at night

olè tó gbé kàkàkì ọba….

....níbo ní yòó ti fọ́n?

a thief who stole the king’s trumpet will realize he has no place to sound it.

isé dé, ọmọ aláṣe jeun….

….owò dè, ọmọ aláse là

work puts food on the table but business builds wealth

ẹni tó ba fí iṣu tí kò jiná gún yán….

....ó din dandan kó jẹ iyán tó l’ẹ́mò

someone who uses undercooked yam to pound will certainly eat pounded yam that has lumps.

Tí a bá rí ọ̀lẹ, tí a pèé ní olè….

….tó ba bèrè “kí lohún jí”, a ma bi “kí lo n jẹ”

If you see a lazy person and call him a thief, if he asks “what did he steal” and we will ask “what are you eating”

bí ebi bá ń pani ká wí

èwo ní tò bá kọ lù mi, ma gba iṣu ọwọ́ rẹ

if you are hungry, say so, which one is “if you hit me, i will collect the yam you are holding”