Àgbà òṣìkà ńgbin ìyà sílẹ̀ de ọmọ-ọ rẹ̀.
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Original
Àgbà òṣìkà ńgbin ìyà sílẹ̀ de ọmọ-ọ rẹ̀.
Word-for-word gloss
- Àgbà òṣìkà a-wicked elder ńgbin ìyà sílẹ̀ is-planting suffering down de ọmọ-ọ rẹ̀ awaiting his children.
Idiomatic English
"A wicked elder sows suffering for his children."
Di source no name any translator.
Wetin e mean
The consequences of an elder's cruelty are collected from his descendants.
When dem dey use am
Owomoyela: "One's character often affects the fortunes of one's children"
Notes on di translation
Gbin, to plant, with de, to await, gives a crop sown deliberately for someone to arrive and harvest. Owomoyela prints this proverb twice, at 702 and 1306, in the humility and caution sections respectively, cross-referencing each to the other; the text is identical.