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If a woman is pleasant, her husband does not refuse her food

Meaning: Good behavior leads to good things.

If the chicken soils the earth with its excretions, it perches above

Meaning: Those who are ashamed of their bad deeds run away

No matter how large the fingers are, they will not be bigger than the nostril.

Meaning: There is a natural order of things

The newborn child does not throw its father up

Meaning: There is a limit to things. A child cannot lift his father.

Having no alternatives makes cocoyam taste like yam

Meaning: One must manage with what they have

If a deceitful person buries himself, one of his arms will stick out.

Meaning: Bad deeds are hard to keep quiet.

If one finger is stuck into the oil, it spreads to all the others

Meaning: One person can cause problems for everyone

The place where a child has picked up a snail shell is where his eye is always returning

Meaning: People return to where good things happen

When the black ant bites the buttocks, the buttocks learns some sense

Meaning: A stinging experience tends to teach a lesson.

All trees grow in the forest, but the oha tree is easily found

Meaning: The oha tree produces the leaves for oha soup. Therefore, the thing that identifies a person is what they are known by.

The chicken does not forget the one who plucked its tail feathers during rainy season

Meaning: People remember kind acts

The titled man, not knowing what to say, says that his companions have already said what he would have said

Meaning: A well placed excuse can be a wise thing.