Yorùbá proverbs
141
Àdáníkànrìn ejò ló ńjẹ ọmọ ejò níyà
- Literal translation
- It's penchant for moving alone is what exposes the snake to life-threatening risks.
- Meaning
- Isolation is unwise
142
Àdánìkànrìn ejò ló ńjẹ ọmọ ejò níyà
- Literal translation
- It's penchant for moving alone is what exposes the snake to life-threatening risks.
- Meaning
- Isolation is risky
143
Àdáníkànrìn ejò ló ńjẹ ọmọ ejò níyà.
- Literal translation
- It's penchant for moving alone is what exposes the snake to life-threatening risks.
- Meaning
- Isolation can be risky.
144
Àdánìkànrìn ejò ló ńjẹ ọmọ ejò níyà.
- Literal translation
- Its penchant for moving alone is what exposes the snake to life-threatening risks.
- Meaning
- Avoid isolation
145
Adánilóró f'agbára kọ́ni
- Literal translation
- Those who do evil to others simply make them stronger.
- Meaning
- Ultimately, good will triumph over evil
146
Adániwáyè ò gbàgbé ẹnìkan; àìmàsìkò ló ńdààmú ẹ̀dá
- Literal translation
- God hasn't forgotten anyone; ignorance of divine timing is what worries us.
- Meaning
- Be hopeful
147
Adániwáyé ò gbàgbé ẹnìkan; àìmàsìkò ló ńdààmú ẹ̀dá.
- Literal translation
- God, the Creator, has not forgotten anyone; ignorance of divine timing is what makes us fret.
- Meaning
- The best is yet to come; keep hope alive.
148
Adániwáyè ò gbàgbé ẹnìkan; àìmàsìkò ló ńdààmú ẹ̀dá.
- Literal translation
- God, the Creator, has not forgotten anyone; ignorance of divine timing is what makes us fret.
- Meaning
- Keep hope alive; the best is yet to come
149
Adé orí ọ̀kín kò lè ṣe déédé orí ẹyẹkẹ́yẹ.
- Literal translation
- The crest on the head of the peacock simply won't fit any other bird.
- Meaning
- We are all differently endowed; be secure in who you are; envy no one
150
Adẹ́tẹ̀ ò lè fún wàrà, ṣùgbọ́n ó lè da wàrà nù.
- Literal translation
- A leper cannot express milk, but can very well waste it.
- Meaning
- Underestimate no one: those who cannot build, may be able to destroy.
151
Adìyẹ bà l'ókùn; ara ò rọ okùn; ara ò rọ adìyẹ.
- Literal translation
- The hen perches on the line and neither the hen nor the line is at ease.
- Meaning
- Pursue peace; to foment trouble is not to be at peace, as well
152
Adìyẹ ńlàágùn, ìyẹ́ ara ni ò jẹ́ ká mọ̀
- Literal translation
- Hens sweat; their feathers conceal it.
- Meaning
- Everyone has issues; some are simply able to hide theirs
153
Adìyẹ tí ò kú ṣì máa jẹ àgbàdo.
- Literal translation
- The hen that did not die would eventually get to eat corn.
- Meaning
- Once there is life, there's hope
154
Adìyẹ tó ńṣu s'ínú íṣasún, sàréè rẹ̀ ló ńbàjẹ́.
- Literal translation
- A hen that defecates into a pot desecrates its grave.
- Meaning
- We reap whatever we sow.
155
Adìyẹ tó ńṣu s’ínú íṣasún, sàréè rẹ̀ ló ńbàjẹ́.
- Literal translation
- A hen that is defecating inside a cooking pot is simply messing up its final resting place.
- Meaning
- Ultimately, we will reap whatever we sow.
156
Adìyẹ tó ńṣu sínú ìṣasùn, sàréè ẹ̀ ló ńbàjẹ
- Literal translation
- A hen that's defecating into a soup pot is desecrating its grave.
- Meaning
- What goes around comes around
157
Adùn ńbẹ lẹ́hìn ewúro.
- Literal translation
- There is sweetness in bitter-leaf, at the end.
- Meaning
- Keep hope alive; the best is yet to come.
158
Adùn ńbẹ lẹ́yin ewúro.
- Literal translation
- Bitter-leaf at the end, gets to reflect sweetness.
- Meaning
- Keeping hope alive; don't give up
159
Adùn-ńṣe bí ohun tí Ọlọ́run lọ́wọ́ sí, aṣòroóṣe bí èyí tí Ọlọ́run ò fẹ́.
- Literal translation
- As easy to do as what God sanctions, and as difficult to achieve as what He opposes.
- Meaning
- If God is in it, it will work out; keep hope alive
160
Adùn-ńṣe bí ohun tí Ọlọ́run lọ́wọ́ sí, aṣòroóṣe bí ohun tí Ọlọ́run kò fẹ́.
- Literal translation
- As easy to accomplish as what God sanctions, and as difficult to do as what He opposes.
- Meaning
- If God is in it, it will work out.