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^^^^The chameleon that approaches with caution dies, how much more the toad that slams its body with every step.

The moral in the proverb is to approach life delicately.

Orí tí yóó gbeni ní gbé aláwo ‘re ko ni. Meaning: your destiny is in your hands

Akini n je akini, afinihan n je afinihan, ewo ni pele ara ijaye ti o n koja lojude Ogunmola
meaning, if u are greetin, greet and if u want to expose me, do so why say good day a native of Ijaye land passing infront of Ogunmola's court

Àifète m'éte, àìfèrò m'erò, ọmọ iya mẹfa kú si oko ẹgbàafà.

Iku npa agiliti alawo, kambelete eni ti fi awo re sogun aaiku.

Meaning: Agiliti is a resilient type of lizard of the Iguana family, whose tough skin is often used in making longevity charms. The moral of the idiom is, just as the agiliti eventually dies, so will owner of the charm. No one lives forever.

Elete lete nye  -- The treacherous one understands his treachery.

Meaning - You understand your tricks or actions.

bami na omo mi ko denu olomo

Ile la ti n ko eso rode-- charity begins at home

Eni tí ó n ko orin tí kò dùn, o ṣa nfeti ara e gbo
mea ning:Be careful whatever you do,you might be affecting yourself indirectly

A pa emo loko ila, a se sinu ilasa. Oko emo lemo lo.

olodo rabata oju eja lo mo je

oo semu logbe, o toguro lofa, o gbenu soke sidi ope. Ofe lemu ro ni?

Lapalapa ni ibere ete, ki eniti o ba ni ifo lehin orun kiyesi ara e. (leprosy starts like ringworm, whoever has ezcema should should take care) =  Respond to early warnings signs.

Ota eni kii pa odu oya, baa so ileke, baa wo akun, igi ata laa jo l'oju abinu eni

Owo omode ko to pepe, ti agbalagba k'owo keregbe

enu agba ni obu tin gbo; meaning: The aged are best at handling matters that are otherwise distasteful or unpleasant

Aigbo'fa la n wo'ke, Ifa kan k'o si ni pepe . . . . . . we often look up searching for answers that aren't there when bewildered !

sapatara lan sinto meaning wat is worth doing is worth doing well

Ejo to n yo je lo n to itan - Only a cautious snake grow to the size of a thigh.

It can be used to warn someone of overconfidence or to desist from troubles

Dotman01:

sapatara lan sinto meaning wat is worth doing is worth doing well

sapatara lan sinto. Bito ba nyi layiju, o ndi takurawapa.

kaka ki kiniun she akapo ekun onikaluku a she ode loto, loosely translates that rather than the lion (kiniun i think?)being the keeper of the meat belonging to both it and the leopard,each one ll go off and keep its own meat(i know the explanation sounds dodgy but theres no easy way lol)
the rationale of the proverb is that rather than someone cheating and making your situation worse you ll rather go it on your own terms as it will be better than the present situation

orisa bi oo le gbemi she mi bi o she bami loosely translates diety/god if you cant help me/my situation then pls leave me be in my present situation.
the rationale behind this proverb is that rather than worsen my situation from bad to worse,fryingpan to fire let me be in my present situation

Isu ata yan an yan an = state of chaos, when one problem is leading to another making the situation uncontrollable

Egbirin ote, baa ti npakan lokan nru

Akanniade:
Abu ni nje abuni, afini han nje afini han, ewo nti ewo ara ibadan ti nlo lojude ogunmola.
Used when someone while seemingly making a joke is really putting you in trouble.

It is Nle ara Ijesa or Nle ara Ijaye ti nlo lode Ogunmola. The proverb was because Ibadan was at one time or the other at war with Ijesa and Ijaye and Ogunmola was Basorun Ibadan.

This is a nice thread.

God bless you all life savers!

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Wow this is a good thread, I have added lots of proverbs to thebones I know