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.
Inglês idiomático
"If life is being good to one, one is likely to act disgracefully."
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O que significa
Prosperity corrupts conduct.
Usado quando
Owomoyela: "Prosperity breeds temptations to misbehave" Said of someone whose manners have changed with their fortunes.
Notas sobre a tradução
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.