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WHEN A BACHELOR COOKS AND TAPS PALM WINE AT THE SAME TIME, IF HE DOES NOT FALL OFF THE PALM, HIS COOKING WILL BURN... NEVER GET YOURSELF INVOLVED IN TOO MANY PROJECTS AT ONCE, AS YOU MAY BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW.

WHO WOULD EVER SEEK OUT A MEDICINE MAN IF THEY WERE AT PEACE WITH THEIR GODS? THOSE WHO ARE WELL HAVE NO NEED OF A PHYSICIAN.

THE LITTLE WREN DOES NOT FEEL ANY VERTIGO AT THE TIP OF THE PALM LEAF, BECAUSE THAT WAS WHERE ITS PARENTS PRACTISED THE ART OF GROWING UP. NO ONE IS INTIMIDATED BY FAMILIAR TERRITORIES.

THE MAD MAN SAID HE HAS LOTS TO DO, INCLUDING THE ROUTINE DANCE ALONG THE ROAD, PLUS THE SEARCH HE WILL CONDUCT AT THE RUBISH DUMPS. (USUALLY AN EXCUSE FOR FAILING TO MEET UP WITH ALL CONFLICTING PRIORITIES).

AN ADULT DOES NOT SIT AND WATCH A GOAT SUFFER THE PAINS OF CHILD-BIRTH ON A LEASH. (NO RESPONSIBLE PERSON WOULD SEE SOMETHING GOING WRONG AND NOT INTERVENE TO STOP IT).  

A PERSON WHO FAILS TO RECOGNISE WHEN HE HAS BEEN OFFENDED WILL ALSO NOT RECOGNISE A KIND AND PLEASANT GESTURE WHEN IT COMES HIS WAY.ANY SENSIBLE ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACT APPROPRIATELY TO ALL LIFE EVENTS.

WHEN A PERSON THROWS AWAY THAT WHICH MAKES THEM PRETTY, THEIR BEAUTY IS RUINED. THINGS THAT WE HOLD SO DEAR NEED TO BE CLOSELY GUARDED AND PROTECTED.

HE WHO BRINGS HOME AN ANT INFESTED FIREWOOD GIVES AN OPEN INVITATION TO LIZARDS. WE ARE SOMETIMES THE ARCHITECTS OF OUR OWN PROBLEMS.

THE SEA NEVER SWALLOWS ANYONE WHOSE FEET IT HAS NEVER SEEN. SAME CONTEXT AS ABOVE...LITERALLY SPEAKING, IF YOU DO NOT VENTURE NEAR THE SEA, THERE IS NO CHANCE OF YOU EVER DROWNING IN IT.

EVEN A MAD MAN WWALKS ABOUT WITH HIS SENSES INTACT. NEVER PRESUME TO KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE GOING ABOUT THEIR OWN BUSINESS; THEY ARE NOT STUPID.

IT IS THE PERSON THAT HOLDS THE PALM LEAVES THAT THE GOAT GOES AFTER. SAME MEANING AS ABOVE.

HE WHO WISHES TO FIND OUT WHAT KILLED HIS FATHER SHOULD DIRECT HIS ENQUIRIES TO THE SPIRIT WORLD. AN ACCEPTANCE THAT IN LIFE, THERE WVILL BE CERTAIN QUESTIONS FOR WHICH THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY SATISFACTORY ANSWERS.

HE WHO MUST REAP ALL THE FRUITS FROM HIS OIL BEAN TREE MAY SOON LAND ON HIS HEAD. (COMPARE: “WHAT WOULD IT BENEFIT A MAN IF HE GAINED ALL THE WWEALTH OF THIS WORLD AND LOST HIS SOUL?").

A PATIENT WHO DEVELOPES A SWELLING OF THE STOMACH WHILE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR A SCROTAL SWELLING WILL SURELY MEET WITH THE VULTURES IN THE EVIL FOREST. USED TO REPRIMAND A PERPETUALLY RECALCITRANT BEHAVIOUR.

IT IS NOT FAIR THAT A MAN AFFLICTED BY A SCROTAL SWELLING SHOULD ALSO TAKE ON A SWELLING OF THE STOMACH WHEN THE REST OF THE POPULATION HAS NOT GOT THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THE PLAGUE. A CALL FOR A FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.

WHEN A WOMAN HAS BEEN MARRIED TWICE, SHE CAN TELL WHICH MAN WAS A BETTER HUSBAND.EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER.

ONE MOTHER MAY GIVE BIRTH TO ALL DIFFERENT CHILDREN, BUT EACH IS CREATED BY A DIFFERENT GOD...(REGARDLESS OF OUR PARENTAGE, WE ALL COME INTO THE WORLD WITH OUR DIFFERENT ATTRIBUTES AND PERSONALITIES, HENCE WE BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY).

ONE WHOSE RELATIVE PERFORMS SO BADLY AT THE DANCE ARENA SCRATCHES HIS EYEBROWS. WE SHARE IN THE EMBARASSMENT WHEN A CLOSE ASSOCIATE MAKES THEMSELVES THE OBJECT OF PUBLIC RIDICULE.

ONLY THE PERSON WITH WHOM YOU SHARE A HOME IS FAMILIAR WITH YOUR NAKEDNESS... (THE PERSON WHO WILL DIVULGE YOUR MOST INTIMATE SECRETS IS MOST LIKELY A PERSON WHO IS VERY CLOSE TO YOU).

HE WHO KNOWS NOT WHERE THE RAIN BEGAN TO BEAT HIM WILL NOT KNOW WHERE IT DRIED UP (OR, MORE TO THE POINT, WHERE HE DRIED HIMSELF). MESSAGE:ONLY THE FOOL WOULD FORGET SO SOON WHAT HARDSHIP THEY WENT THROUGH AND WHAT KINDNESS THEY RECEIVED IN MOMENTS OF GREAT DIFFICULTY. SUCH A PERSON IS UNLIKELY TO APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU RENDER IN THOSE MOMENTS.

HE WHO MUST SEE OFF A GUEST SHOULD ESCORT THEM UP TO A TREE WITH A POPULAR NAME, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW.ANYTHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING WELL, IF ONLY FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

HE WHO MUST HOST AN OZO TITLE FEAST SHOULD FIRST INSPECT HIS YAM BARN.... (MESSAGE: MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN AFFORD AN UNDERTAKING BEFORE YOU COMMIT YOURSELF,AS YOU MAY BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW).

AFTER THE STENCH OF FERMENTED OGIRI SEASONING COMES ITS DELICIOUS TASTE. COUNT NOT THE SACRIFICES YOU MAKE TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED END, FOR THE ENDS WILL ALWAYS JUSTIFY THEIR MEANS.

SHE WHO TOOK UP COOKING BEFORE HER RIVAL HOUSEWIFE TENDS TO HAVE GREATER POTSHERDS...(EXPERTISE COMES FROM EXPERIENCE).