Àgbà òṣìkà ńgbin ìyà sílẹ̀ de ọmọ-ọ rẹ̀.
Character formed and deformed
Ìpilẹ̀
Àgbà òṣìkà ńgbin ìyà sílẹ̀ de ọmọ-ọ rẹ̀.
Ìtumọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀-sí-ọ̀rọ̀
- Àgbà òṣìkà a-wicked elder ńgbin ìyà sílẹ̀ is-planting suffering down de ọmọ-ọ rẹ̀ awaiting his children.
Ìtumọ̀ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì
"A wicked elder sows suffering for his children."
Orísun náà kò dárúkọ ẹni tí ó túmọ̀ rẹ̀.
Ohun tí ó túmọ̀ sí
The consequences of an elder's cruelty are collected from his descendants.
Ìgbà tí a ń lò ó
Owomoyela: "One's character often affects the fortunes of one's children"
Àkíyèsí lórí ìtumọ̀
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.