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56.
Ológùńná kan, kì í rìn létí odò.

Translation
A person with a single ember ought not to walk by the river bank.

Morals
Be cautious; hedge against intolerably high risks or scenarios with zero way out.

55.
Ogún ọdún tí ebí ti ńpa ọ̀gà, ìrin fàájì ò kúrò lẹ́sẹ̀ ẹ rẹ̀.

Translation
For the twenty years that the chameleon has been in hunger, it has not ceased its leisurely gait.

Morals
Slowness is not indicative of lack of enthusiasm nor is it a proof of indolence: people are simply different.

54.
Àgbẹ̀ tó ro oko tí kò gbin ọkà lóun dá ikún lóró; ikún kọ́ ló dá lóró, ara ẹ̀ ló dá lóró

Translation
A farmer who ploughed his farm, but planted no corn, claims he's hurting the ground squirrel; he really hasn't hurt any squirrel, but himself.

Morals
Vindictive actions can be self-defeating.

53.
Akèrègbè tí kò tí ì fọ́, kò ti ì mọ oye omi tí yóò pọn.

Translation
A gourd, as long as it is not yet broken, cannot really tell how much water it can still fetch.

Morals
As long as there is life, there is hope; write-off no one, including yourself.

52.
Alágbẹ̀dẹ tó ńlu irin lójú kan, lóhun tó fẹ́ fà yọ ńbẹ̀.

Translation
A blacksmith who kept hitting a piece of iron at a single spot had his reasons.

Morals
People have their reasons: give them the benefit of the doubt; often, we'll see some sense in nonsense, if we'll look closely enough.

51.
Bí ẹ̀dá bá fẹ́ gba àwìn ẹ̀bà, ni wọ́n máa ńṣe ojú àánú; tí wọ́n bá yó tán, wọ́n á di ọkọ olúwa wọn.

Translation
People present a facade of humility when seeking favour, but easily lord it over their benefactors, once satisfied.

Morals
Be perceptive; appearance can be deceptive.

50.
Eṣinṣin ò mọ ikú; jíjẹ ni tirẹ̀.

Translation
The fly is ignorant of deadly risks; all it desires is to eat.

Morals
Be wary of greed and inordinate appetites: they blindfold; tame your appetites and desires and curb greed.

49.
Nínú òfíì, nínú ọ̀láà ni ọmọ páńdọ̀rọ̀ ńdàgbà.

Translation
It is in the midst of their being blown here and there, that the pendulous fruits of the sausage tree mature, eventually.

Morals
Quitting is the bane of success: it makes losing certain; don't quit and you can't but win, eventually

48.
Ológìnní tó sùn bí ọ̀lẹ, ọgbọ́n inú u rẹ̀ pé igba.

Translation
A cat that lies in repose, looking lazy, is yet filled with countless cunning ways.

Morals
Appearance can be quite deceptive; it can prove costly to mistake calmness for naivety or gentleness for stupidity.

47.
Owú pa'ni ju kùmọ̀ lọ.

Translation
Jealousy kills faster than cudgels.

Morals
Jealousy in whatever form is unhealthy: tame it; be secure in who you are and what you have.

46.
A ní kí ẹ jẹẹ́, ẹ léegun lásán ni; a ní kí ẹ sọọ́ nù; ẹ lẹ́ran díẹ́ wà ńbẹ̀.

Translation
Asked to eat it, you complained it's just a mere bone; yet when asked to throw it away, you insisted it still has a little meat.

Morals
Be decisive; no vacillation.

45.
Ẹni tó ní láti ìgbà tóun ti dáyé ìyà ò jẹ òun rí, ohun tí ìyà ńjẹ lẹ́nu ni ò tíì kúnná.

Translation
Whoever claims not to have ever faced a challenge, perhaps challenge is not yet through with what it"s currently chewing.

Morals
Challenges are common: everyone has them; accept and resolve yours.

44.
Bí ìgbà ba kọ́'ni lẹ́sẹ̀ téèyan ṣubú, tí ìgbà míràn bá dé, èèyà á dìde.

Translation
If a season causes one to trip and fall, when another season comes, one will rise.

Morals
It is never over; tough times are not forever; keep hope alive.

43.
T'ẹní bẹ́gi lójù, igi á rúwé.

Translation
The shame is on the one who cuts a tree; it will sprout leaves (and grow back) again.

Morals
Ignore wicked folks and their distractions: be steadfast; be open minded and keep moving forward.

42.
Tí akòko bá ńsọ igi láì jáwọ́, bó pẹ́ bó yá, á rí nǹkan gbà lọ́wọ́ igi.

Translation
If the woodpecker persistently pecks a tree without relenting, it will get something from the tree, ultimately.

Morals
Virtually nothing is impossible to the persistent; if you won't give up, you will win.

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41.
Tí ọmọdé bá ńjẹ èèwọ̀ tí ẹnìkan ò bi í, bó pẹ́ bó yá, ohun tí ńbi'ni ò ní ṣàì bi'ni.

Translation
If a youngster indulges in abominable acts uncautioned, eventually, what normally cautions people can't but caution him or her.

Morals
Mind what you do: nothing can be done with impunity.

40.
Oníbàtà ló ńfojú di ẹ̀gún; ẹni táa bá fẹ́ ló ńfojú dini.

Translation
Those with shoes easily despise thorns; those we love easily take us for granted.

Morals
Knowledge breeds power and disarms fear; we hadly fear who or what we know inside out.

39.
Odò tí a bá fi ojú ré ni í gbé'ni í lọ.

Translation
The river one belittles is the river one drowns in.

Morals
Underestimate nothing and no one; don't be presumptuous: always keep an open mind and a level head.

38.
Ìdí iṣẹ́ ẹni la ti ńmú'ni l'ọ́lẹ.

Translation
You will know a lazy person by the manner he (or she) performs his (or her) duties.

Morals
Diligence is it; diligence or lack of it is far more transparent than it seems.

37.
Àjùmọ̀bí ò kan t'àánú; ẹni orí rán sí'ni ló ńṣe'ni lóore.

Translation
Blood ties don't always result merciful support; help comes only from those divinely sent to us.

Morals
When help comes, it may not necessarily be from expected sources; keep an open mind and keep hope alive.

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36.
Bí afọ́jú bá lóun yóò fọ́'ni lójú, ó yẹ ká fura; tí kò bá mú nǹkan lọ́wọ́, ó lè tẹ nǹkan mọ́lẹ̀.

Translation
If a blind man threatens to make you blind, be wary; if he has nothing in his hands, he may have something under his soles.

Morals
Underestimate no one; don't be presumptuous.

35.
Orí igi tó wọ́, làá wà, táà rí èyí tó tọ́.

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

Morals
Bloom wherever you are planted; always do your best with what you have, right where you are.

34.
A kì í fura sí ẹni tí a ńbá rìn; ẹni tí a bá ńfura sí, a kì í bá irú wọn rìn.

Translation
We shouldn't be suspicious of those we associate with; those we are suspicious of should not be our close associates.

Morals
Build trust; don't be paranoid; be positive and forward-looking.

33.
Ojú ẹní máa là, á rí ìyọnu.

Translation
Whoever would be successful would experience challenges.

Morals
Challenges are not unusual: everyone has them; don't give up.

Fruitful week.

32.
Ẹni a fẹ́ la mọ̀, a kò mọ ẹni tó fẹ́'ni.

Translation
You do know who you love for sure, but you can't be certain of who really loves you.

Morals
Be perceptive; rely less on appearance, but more on substance; appearance, are quite, often deceptive.

31.
Kò sí ewu lẹ́gbẹ̀rún ẹ̀kọ, à fi àìdùn ọbẹ̀.

Translation
To consume a thousand wraps of eko (corn meal) is a breeze, except the soup is not tasty enough.

Morals
Everyone loves good things; remove the stress from anything, make it appealing, and it won't lack patrons.