Yorùbá proverbs
1301
Ohun tí a kò jẹ lẹ́nu kì í rùn lọ́nà ọ̀fun ẹni
- Literal translation
- What one has not eaten can't reflect in one's breath.
- Meaning
- You can't reap what you've not sown
1302
Ohun tí a kò jẹ lẹ́nu kì í rùn lọ́nà ọ̀fun ẹni.
- Literal translation
- What one has not eaten cannot be reflecting in one's breath.
- Meaning
- One thing always leads to another; no one reaps what he or she has not sown.
1303
Ohun tí ajá rí tó ńgbó, kò tó èyí tí ágùntàn fi ńṣe ìran wò
- Literal translation
- What makes the dog barks pales to what the sheep ignores.
- Meaning
- Different strokes
1304
Ohun tí ajá rí tó ńgbó, kò tó èyí tí ágùntàn fi ńṣe ìran wò.
- Literal translation
- What makes the dog barks is nothing to what the sheep ignores.
- Meaning
- Different strokes for different folks; what is an issue to someone may well be of no consequence to another
1305
Ohun tí èyàn bá bá lọ sí ogun, lèyàn ńkọ'jú mọ.
- Literal translation
- It's what takes one to the battlefield that one ought to focus on.
- Meaning
- Avoid distractions
1306
Ohun tí èyàn bá bá lọ sógun lèyàn ńgbájú mọ́.
- Literal translation
- It's what takes one to the battlefield that one ought to place attention on.
- Meaning
- Being focused
1307
Ohun tí èyàn ò bá ní í rà, kì í yọ owó rẹ̀.
- Literal translation
- One shouldn't be haggling the price of what one won't buy.
- Meaning
- Don't start what you won’t finish
1308
Ohun tí èyàn ò bá ní ló ńjọọ́ lójú.
- Literal translation
- We place value on what we lack (or what's inaccessible to us).
- Meaning
- Demand increases as supply reduces
1309
Ohun tí èyàn ò bá níí rà, kìí yọ owó rẹ̀
- Literal translation
- One should not be haggling the price of what one will not buy.
- Meaning
- Don't start what you won't finish
1310
Ohun tí èyàn ò bá níí rà, kìí yọ òwo rẹ̀
- Literal translation
- One should not be haggling the price of what one will not buy.
- Meaning
- Don't start what you won't finish
1311
Ohun tí èyàn ò bá rí, kì í rí èyàn lára.
- Literal translation
- One cannot be repulsed by what one cannot see.
- Meaning
- One cannot react to what cannot perceive
1312
Ohun tó bá máa kan ará ilé, kan ará oko, ìwọ̀nba l’ẹnìkan ńd’ojú kọ ọ́ mọ.
- Literal translation
- A matter that affects everybody must be cautiously confronted singlehandedly by one person.
- Meaning
- Don't make a general problem a personal one; there's strength in numbers; cooperate and collaborate
1313
Ohun tó kọjú sẹ́nìkan, ẹ̀hìn ló kọ sẹ́lòmíràn bí ìlù gángan
- Literal translation
- What faces someone backs another, like the talking drum.
- Meaning
- Different strokes
1314
Ohun tó kọjú sẹ́nìkan, ẹ̀hìn ló kọ sẹ́lòmíràn, bí ìlù gángan
- Literal translation
- What faces someone backs another, like the talking drum.
- Meaning
- Different strokes
1315
Ohun tó kọjú sẹ́nìkan, ẹ̀yìn ló kọ sẹ́lòmíràn bí ìlù gángan
- Literal translation
- What faces someone backs another, like the talking drum
- Meaning
- Different strokes
1316
Ohun tó pamọ́ lójù èyàn, kedere ló hàn sí Ọlọ́run.
- Literal translation
- Whatever is hidden to man, is glaringly clear to God.
- Meaning
- God is all-seeing and all-knowing; nothing surprises Him and nothing is beyond Him
1317
Ọjọ́ kì í pẹ́ kó máà dé, à fi àìmọ̀ọ́kà.
- Literal translation
- A set date cannot be so far off and not come to pass, except there is a mistake in counting it.
- Meaning
- Keep hope alive
1318
Ọjọ́ kìí pẹ́ kó máà dé, à fi àìmọ̀ọ́kà
- Literal translation
- A set date can't be so far off and not come to pass, except it's improperly assessed.
- Meaning
- Be steadfast
1319
Ọjọ́ kìí pẹ́ kó máà dé, à fi àìmọ̀ọ́kà.
- Literal translation
- A set date can't be so far off & not come to pass, except it's incorrectly counted.
- Meaning
- Be steadfast
1320
Òjò ò bá ẹnìkan ṣọ̀tá; ẹni ejí rí leji ńpa.
- Literal translation
- The rain holds enmity with no one; it beats anyone within it's area of coverage.
- Meaning
- Discriminate against no one.