Some Yoruba Proverbs & Their Meanings

7) Ebi o ki wo nu koro mi wo be
A hungry person is not a good listener. Perhaps a blatant interpretation is “A hungry person is an angry person”
8) Eti baba nile, eti baba l’oko;eniyan ni i je be
Father hears everything because people tell him
9) Asa nba eyele sere eye nyo, eyele n fi iku sere

The hawk is having a deceitful play with the pigeon, the pigeon is rejoicing, it does not know it is toying with death