Bí ayé bá ńyẹ ni, ìwà ìbàjẹ́ là ńhù.
Character formed and deformed
Original
Bí ayé bá ńyẹ ni, ìwà ìbàjẹ́ là ńhù.
Glosa literal
- Bí ayé bá ńyẹ ni if life is suiting one, ìwà ìbàjẹ́ corrupt character là ńhù is-what we grow.
Inglés idiomático
"If life is being good to one, one is likely to act disgracefully."
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Qué significa
Prosperity corrupts conduct.
Se usa cuando
Owomoyela: "Prosperity breeds temptations to misbehave" Said of someone whose manners have changed with their fortunes.
Notas sobre la traducción
Hù, to sprout, is used of character throughout this set, and its use here makes corruption a growth rather than a lapse: comfort is the soil. The proverb is a warning to the fortunate and, said in their hearing, a fairly direct accusation.