Ìyà méjì kì í jẹ ọ̀lẹ; bí kò bá lápá, á lẹ́nu. / A lazy person do not suffer on two grounds; if he (or she) lacks ability, he will be braggy. [Much noise comes from empty vessels; don't be too noisy about your accomplishments; work silently: let your work speaks for you.]

Ìṣòòro ṣe òtọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ ló ńmú ara Ilé ẹni di ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n. / Because challenges are different is why one's neighbors are adept at advising one. [Challenges are common: everyone has them; no one has it made: everyone is grappling with his or her own.] #Yoruba #proverb

@Adetunde Báwo ni o?

Àtẹ ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ a máa di ti ọ̀rúnlá; bó pẹ́ bó yá, aṣọ ilé a máa di aṣọ oko / A tray used to display beads do later becomes that used to display dried okro; eventually, the clothes worn at home soon become that worn at the farm. [Nothing lasts forever: change is inevitable]

@Blezybest Noted the typos on tones. Thanks.

Òròmọadìyẹ ḿbá àṣà ṣeré, ó rò pé ẹyẹ oko lásán ni. / The chick plays with the hawk, gullibly believing it to be an ordinary bird. [Naivety can be costly; correctly assess risks; don't be presumptuous.] #Yoruba #proverb

@DunLenu Òótọ́ kúkú ni.

@iyaboawokoya Hùn ùn! A rán ọmọ lákàrà, àkàrà ṣíwájú ẹ̀ délé kọ́ nìyẹn?

@Blezybest Ìrèké Onibudo is the title of one of late D. O. Fagunwa's books. Yorùbá Language allows one to form nouns (or names) out of combinations of words, which might be what happened with that book title.

Ọlọ́run kì í ṣe nǹkan, kó má fi àyè ọpẹ́ sí i; tó bá pá baba lórí, a sì fi irùngbọ̀n rọ́po. / God never does a thing without leaving rooms for thanksgiving; if God makes a man bald, He'll give him the beard in replacement. [Those who can be thoughtful will be thankful.]

@kasahorow Absolutely!

A ńpè ọ́ lọ́mọ erín-mi-àgbọn, ò ńyọ̀; ṣé ìwọ ló mi àgbọn náà ni? / We hailed you as the son of the 'elephant' that swallowed coconut and you rejoiced; were you the one who swallowed the coconut? [Modesty is it; don't dwell in the past; it isn't as crucial as the future]

Ṣàṣà ènìyàn ni í fẹ́ni lẹ́yìn báà sí nílé; tajá tẹran ni í fẹ́ni lójú ẹni. / Precious few will love you behind your back; everyone loves you to your face. [Be perceptive; not all that glitters is genuine; not everyone who is hailing you truly meant it] #Yoruba #proverb

Tàkúté tí a ní kò lè pá èlírí, ó ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀, ó pa odù ọ̀yà / The trap despised as being unable to catch even a tiny mouse, ended up catching a big grasscutter. [Write-off no one; you absolutely have no idea what anyone can become in future: it's not over yet] #Yoruba #proverb

Ojú akọni ti rí ìdààmú kó tó já sí ọlà. / A courageous (or successful) person had faced tough challenges before experiencing wealth. [Challenges foreruns success: embrace them; there is no sustained success without the story of challenges subdued; no gains without some pains.]