92.
Ẹni tí kò tó ni í nà tó ńdè'nà de’ni, àjẹkún ìyà ni yóò jẹ.

Translation
To waylay someone you cannot defeat in a fight, is to expose yourself to layers of (avoidable) punishment.

Moral
Exercise self-control; underestimate no one; carefully assess risks: don't be presumptuous.

91.
Ó di ìgbà tí òjò bá dá, kí alágboorùn tó mọ̀ pé ẹrù lòún gbé.

Translation
Only after the rain subsides, would the person with it realise it's a burden.

Moral
The consequence of an action are undeniable at the end; those in denial would eventually have to face reality.

90.
Àpọ̀jù ọ̀rọ̀ ni í mú'ni pe ọba lẹ́nìkejì ẹni.

Translation
Excessive talk is what makes one refer to the king as a colleague.

Morals
Moderation is it; too much of anything, even if good, can be detrimental; exercise self control, always.

89.
Ohun tó yẹ'ni ló yẹ'ni, okùn ọrùn ò yẹ adìyẹ; ó dẹ̀ yẹ adìyẹ, ẹni tó mú u dání lojú máa tì.

Translation
What is fitting is what is fitting; a leash does not suit the hen; even if it does, the shame is on the person handling it.

Morals
Some things are not proper and befitting; avoid them.

88.
Ẹni tó lórí ò ní fìlà; ẹni tó ní fìlà ò lórí; ẹni tó lórí, tó ní fìlà, kò rí òde dé e lọ.

Translation
A man with a head has no cap; the one with a cap has no head; the man with both head and cap, has no where to go.

Morals
Different strokes for different folks; we are all differently endowed.

87.
Bàtà orí àkìtàn náà re òde ìyàwò rí.

Translation
Those pair of shoes on the refuse dump was once worn to a wedding.

Morals
Life is turn by turn; a season goes, another comes; nothing lasts forever; humility is it.

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86.
A kì í ta eyín lójú ẹni tí ebi ńpa.

Translation
Do not pick your teeth in the presence of a hungry person.

Morals
Be courteous, considerate and tactful; be sensitive to the effect of your choices on others.

85.
Tí a bá fẹ́ ṣe akin ká ṣe akin, tí a bá fẹ́ ṣe ojo ká ṣe ojo, ìṣakinṣojo kò yẹ ọmọ èèyàn.

Translation
If you want to be bold, be bold; if you want to be timid, by all means, be timid; to be bold and timid suits no one.

Morals
No vacillation; no duplicity: don't play both sides; be true.

84.
Bí èkúté bá fara balẹ̀, á jẹ nínú owó ológbò.

Translation
If the rat can be reasonably calm (and patient), it would eat out of the cat's wealth.

Moral
With patience, virtually nothing is impossible.

83.
Gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ ló lésì, ṣùgbọ́n kì í ṣe gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ là ńf'èsì sí.

Translation
There is always an appropriate response to every statement, but it's not every statement that one responds to.

Morals
Be focused; don't be distracted: not all issues deserve your attention: don't major on minors.

82.
Orí igi tó wọ́, làá wà, táà rí èyí tó tọ́.

Translation
It's while on the crooked tree that one will find the proper one.

Morals
Where we are; quite often, is a stepping stone to where we'd like to be: don't despise where you are.

81.
Ohun tó ṣe igúnnugún tó fi pá lórí, tó ṣe àkàlàmàgbò tó fi yọ gẹ̀gẹ̀ lọ́rùn, tó bá ṣe àgbò bọ̀lọ̀jọ̀, á ti fa ìwo ẹ̀ tú.

Translation
If what balded the vulture and gave the crow goiter had befallen the full-grown ram, it'd have lost its horns.

Morals
Be tolerant; people are different

80.
A kì í kánjú tu olú ọrán; igba a rẹ̀ kò tó ó sè lọ́bẹ̀.

Translation
The oran mushroom is not to be harvested in haste; two hundred pieces of it are not sufficient for (a pot of) soup.

Morals
Handle complex issues calmly and methodically; hurried actions are prone to errors.

79.
Ọlọ́run ò fẹ́ irọ́; ọmọ èyàn ò fẹ́ òdodo; bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ̀rọ̀ ò pé mẹ́ta.

Translation
God hates lies; man hates truths; yet there is no third option in a discourse.

Morals
Better to stick with the truth, even when there are no easy options.

78.
A kì í gbọ́ kúkù òjò da omi agbada nù.

Translation
Never pour away the water (you have) in the trough, simply because you heard the rumbling of the cloud.

Morals
Don't be presumptuous; never jump the gun; it's never wise to count one's chicks before they are hatched.

77.
A kì í gba àkàtà lọ́wọ́ akítì; a kì í gba ilé baba ọmọ lọ́wọ́ ọmọ.

Translation
No one can stop monkeys from squatting; no one should deprive a child of his or her patrimony.

Morals
Be fair; deprive no one of what is rightly his or hers.

76.
Wọ́n fi ẹ́ ṣe ẹẹ̀kẹrin ìlú, ò ńbínú, ṣé ẹ̀yin mẹ́rin lẹ̀ wà ní ìlú ni?

Translation
You were displeased when designated the fourth (to the throne) in a town; are there only four of you in the town?

Moral
Lack of contentment can be self-limiting.

75.
Tí ẹyin adìyẹ ò bá fọ́, oromọadìyẹ ò leè wáyé.

Translation
If the chicken's (incubated) egg did not crack, the chick could not have been hatched.

Moral
Adversity may well be a stepping stone; keep hope alive.

74.
Bí inú bá bí baba tó bá gbé ọmọ rẹ̀ jù sí inú èèrùn, bí inú rẹ̀ bá rọ̀, inú èèrùn lè má rọ̀.

Translation
If a father gets so angry as to throw his child into a raid of army ants, by the time he calms down, the ants may not be.

Moral
Handle anger with caution; avoid rash decisions.

73.
Ọjọ́ tí orí bá ti kúrò lára ejò ló di okùn lásán.

Translation
The day the head leaves the body is when the snake becomes a mere rope.

Morals
Leadership is ever crucial to a body or team: at the very least, it gives life, points in a clear direction and harnesses strengths effectively.

72.
Ọdẹ-afifìlà-perin ọjọ́ kan n'iyì i rẹ̀ ẹ́ mọ; tó bá ti di ọjọ́ kejì, ó ti di olóògùn ìkà.

Translation
A hunter who killed an elephant with a mere cap, would be honoured for just one day; the next, he would be denigrated as a wicked sorcerer.

Moral
Success can elicit both awe and envy.

71.
Ti asín yé asín kó tó ṣẹnu gbọọrọ; ti ọ̀kùn yé ọ̀kùn kó tó fi igba ẹsẹ̀ rìn.

Translation
The moonrat has its reasons for having a long mouth; the millipede has its reasons for moving with hundreds of legs.

Moral
People have their reasons: give them the benefit of the doubt.

70.
Adìyẹ ńjẹ yangan, ó ńmu omi ó ńgbé ókúta mì, ó tún ńsunkún àìléyín; ṣé òbúkọ tó léyín ńjẹ irin ni?

Translation
Hens eat corns, drink water, and swallow stones, yet lament lacking teeth; do goats, with teeth, chew pieces of iron (with theirs)?

Moral
Contentment is it; greed breeds stress.

69.
Ojú tí kò rí yànná yànná iná, yẹ̀rẹ̀ yẹ̀rẹ̀ oòrùn, kì í rí yìndìn yindin idẹ.

Translation
A pair of eyes that won't endure the fiery flames of fire and the searing glare of the sun, cannot enjoy the glittering beauty of brass.

Morals
No pain, no gain; no guts, no glory.

68.
Tí ẹyẹ kò bá fín ẹyẹ níràn, ojú ọ̀run tó ẹyẹ ẹ́ fò láì fara kanra.

Translation
If a bird won't seek the ill of another, the sky is wide enough for all to fly without colliding.

Moral
Live and let live: the world is endowed enough for all.

67.
Òṣìkà ì bá là, á ba ìlú jẹ́.

Translation
Were a wicked fellow to be wealthy, he would wreck the town.

Morals
The prosperity of a wicked person is a risk to everyone.