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null	wants to be fed before he can work
Little by little the leper pays his debt to the	Pegi degi acin sokogunci wo gbata ku o
null	grave i e by losing his fingers etc
Slander does not hinder a person from eating	Asiada u ka za nyi gi a
Misfortune is what holds back the energetic man	Asara wun ga eka maza ka bolanci o
null	to wait for the feeble man
Money softens a dispute as water softens clay	Ewo da ga ke nuwon da gun na
acinga imwon yi o According to the size of the blister so is the amount	Kendo na cecengi yi na
null	of water i e things are jnst as tliey appear
zungbere a lo kpan a Unless there is somelhing on the water the ants	Kaga enya ta nuwon bo a
null	wont cross ovei- {i c there is a reason for every-
null	thing
null	Bataci u Iwo kagboci a A slippery place pays no attention to a strong man
A fold only shelters the flock it doesnt sell them	Ega ekpa na kpa wim ekun wun a
null	{i e to have is not to own
God who made the mouth will not close it up	Soko na sa mi na wuu a te wun a
If the child doesnt cry will it be carried?	Kaga egi tigi a a la u?
When the fish is fresh is the time to bend it	Daga funfuru uyi acin a ka nyika o
People know that a sieve leaks and yet they go	A kpe te ke sami elu nuwon na a ci ku wo da si u
null	and buy it
A large porch does not despise the clay pit from	Katamba woncin la gbodonji gbaye a
null	which it was dug
We are living in the age of ducks now	Yizhe gbangba yi ele gbani o
They dont give stomach medicine for a pain in	A la chigbe gbako jin nya ti a
null	the head
Into the hearts of old people they tip rubbish	Gbako nusa bo a tun nyasa o
Do flies follow charcoal ?	Dini gba ka ?
Can they make a boundary line for the partridge ?	Ajin a shi nugun ya kparo ?
Do they ask permission of the granary to put corn	Ajin a gbin do ga a chi fi u yi ?
null	in it ?
Do they turn back at hearing the noise of the	Ajin a wo duku nuwon kezhe ?
null	water ?
The priest who has not got a red fez cap says	Man na de fula dara a na ga Enya ga ele a ti
null	That thing makes the head itch
Do title follow a great man to receive only his	Ajin a gba zako go cami ?
null	blessing ?
The body prostrated on the ground does not make	Nyagban kin ba u jin eli kin ba a
null	humility
It was a bad thought that made them build a fire-	Yekpa dede a kpa a chi tu kata ti te o
null	proof house
When it thunders the child in pawn is glad i e	Soko kun swafa manin
null	it is going to rain and he wont have to work on
null	the farm
An old man is a dumping ground everybody	Nusa tutunti u yi o eza ndoudo ku ba da ya kpe u
null	throws sweepings on him
When your arm is weak you say the knife is blunt	Ekpa gbo a wo ga ebi nu a
null	{cp Bad workmen grumble at their tools
I havent got a cowrie to-day but that does not hinder me from having two thousand to-morrow	Mi de wo em nyina a wunchin ma eka mi gba nyi de sun a
When one shoots an arrow does the ground get out of the way	Ajin a ce kpa kin yaba?
One who always asks the way wont go astray but he cant hide where he is going	Gbinga wo u gbinka a ama zunma u tsa aso a
When you have nothing more on the fire take your eyes away	Enya o u ga azo na ba o a ye la bo
When a big bird goes to a tree the little ones leave	Elukogba elugi abichi
Dont sell me a dog that has no teeth	Ga kun esi nyikaukpinei ya mi ma
When the goat is old enough to eat corn it is old	Ena u ga kun yi gi wun akun tuu ta
null	enough to be hit with the pestle
When they roast a guinea-fowl the partridge has a headache When danger is near be careful	A ga epo selu eti fe uu kparo
When the hunt turns out to be an elephant hunt call your dogs off	Egbe wun aze gbe dagba a shigi o won go
A great city is not taken by means of a quarrel	A gun zhiko be win nyi a
A timid person does not enjoy the world	Eza tipachi u woma yizhe a
A respected man will never go to the ferry and lack a boat	Eza yiganchi u lo kpata u chui ya bo a
A growth on a thing is never as big as the thing itself	Koko u knn nya na u ku na a
Medicine that is mixed up with food even if it doesnt cure the disease will cure hunger	Chigbe na a le be koko nyi na kaga u zo gun a wun a zo mada
A dog fond of flesh wont carry off a piece of iron	Eshi bavun la nyaukpa a
They dont waste good words selling a cat for it will not catch anything more than rats	A la ami mana kun dangi a gania wun a won nya ga etsu a
Wlien a person says What is there I have never eaten envy makes him say it	Eza ga ga ga Ke ke mi gi le a ? nyagban-nyi go u be
When an old person is near by nothing will be spoiled but they snatch away their hand where fire burns them	Nusa da ba o enya nyi a ama a la egwa ba na din a wa
A dog that is good at hunting is the one they put a collar on	Esigi na gomi gbe na wim ga a la giri da o
When a chameleon falls God has been put to shame	Giama ga anikin zunye asun Soko
Take and hold it does not mean take and eat it	Go sungwa u yi go gi a
Do people lick medichine and forget their tongue ?	Ajin a mu chigbe a gintara bata ?
Two white cloths cannot colour each other	Dekun guba eya dozi simi a
There is always room for one who is wanted	Eza na a wa na eba pin wun a
A man on horseback cannot show the height of a fowl	Eza fe doko ti o u ma gwa bise a
Wood that burns well will not last long	Chigban na ma na na u ko a
Do they have two irons in the fire while forging ?	Ajin a la nyankpa guba fi na o tswa ?
Sleep is the youDger brother of death	Ele gwazunma tsutsu u yi o
A man who has not got his board money need not expect any porridge	Bagi na de sena a na wun a tu je ye a
Little by little the Niger rises till it overflows the road	Degi degi edu za chi be go yeko o
Even if water is scarce the threshold will have enough to drink	Nuwon amalo zhempa a de fin
Truth makes the hands cleaner than soap	Gasikiyagwa ga ko
A lie hurts more than a sore	Gamana ta ga tin
To trouble me is better than to forget me	La n gasun wunchin ge ga la n bata
Death is the master of the house and is no stranger but when it comes it will have become a stranger to us that day	Tsutsu emitso u yi o u jin ga a ama fo na wun abe na wun aze ga ya yi fo ga
The cattle dont thank the meadow	Nanko edajin ya bata a
Are you an arrow that is shot out and does not return ?	Ekpa wo yi o a ce o wo zui a ?
Do well to-day on account of to-morrow	A jin nyina ge ebo sun o
Constant remiuding does not allow the ear to die	Tukpa pa u lugwa tukpa atsu a
They dont call for two [canoe] men at a ferry	A yi za guba kpata bo a
null	crossing
Nothing makes as much noise as a drum	Enya ndondo ti ke enya na a
The old man runs from death but the child stands	Nusa ga abichi nya tsutsu dzakangi a gikumi chin u le
null	and looks at it
If children are kindling the fire of death if an	Dzakangi ga egun na tsutsu nusa a da bo u ga ya
null	old man is there he should scatter it
Do scorpions sting stones?	Kinkere tun takun?
The day that a man wears his best clothes he wont meet his father-in-law that day	Fo na eza fa wo wangi na wun a gun yele u fo ga a
The sin of the thief is one but the sins of the owner are a thousand	Aleki nya yig-bechi yi nini nya eza na wun nya u na yi kpotsun
When an elephant kicks only an elephant can receive that kick	Dagba ga a tsun ce dagba ga a go won o
A friend of a thief is a tluef	Eya yigbechi yigbechi u yi o
The banana bears bad fruit for it kills its mother	Yaba ma gi dede a una u wu

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