“Bi ikú ilé ò pani, tòde ò lè pani” – “If the death at home does not kill, the death outside will not”

Òwe Yorùbá ti o ni “Bi ikú ilé ò pani, tòde ò lè pani” bá ọ̀pọ̀ iṣẹ̀lẹ̀ ti o ńṣẹlẹ̀ nitori ìfẹ́ owó ti ó gbòde láyé òde òní mu.

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Ọmọ, ẹbi tabi alábagbe ńdarapọ̀ mọ olè, gbọ́mọgbọ́mọ, oníjìbìtì lati fi ipá gba owó lọ́wọ́ ẹbi ti wọn bá mọ̀ tabi rò pé ó ni owó púpọ̀.  Fún àpẹrẹ, ẹni ti o mba enia gbé ló mọ ohun ti enia ni.  Bi  ọmọ, ẹbi tabi alábagbe wọnyi bá ni ojúkòkòrò wọn á darapọ̀ mọ olè lati gbé ẹrù tàbi owó pẹ̀lú ipá.  Ọpọlọpọ obinrin ti o ni ohun ẹ̀ṣọ́ bi wúrà àti fàdákà ni alábagbe ma ńdarapọ mọ olè lati wá gbé ohun ẹṣọ yi fún tita lati di olówó ojiji.  Àpẹrẹ pataki miran ni àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ ilé-owó, ilé iṣẹ́ Ijọba àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ ti wọn darapọ̀ lati ja ilé iṣẹ́ wọn

Ọ̀pọ̀ igbà ni àṣiri ọmọ, ẹbi tàbi alábagbe tó darapọ̀ mọ́ olè, gbọ́mọgbọ́mọ, òṣìṣẹ́ àti awọn oni iṣẹ́ ibi tókù ma ńtú, ninu ìjẹ́wọ́ awọn oníṣẹ́ ibi wọnyi nigbati ọwọ́ Ọlọpa bá tẹ̀ wọ́n.  Nitori eyi, ó yẹ ki a ma ṣọ́ra. 

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

The Yoruba proverb that said, “If the death at home does not kill, the death outside will not” can be applied to the love of money common nowadays.

Children, family members and roommates often connive with thieves/robbers, kidnappers, fraudsters against a rich or a perceived rich family member to defraud or steal from such person.  For example, most often it is those that are close enough that knows ones worth.  If such children, family and neighbours/roommates are greedy they would end conniving with the intention of defrauding or steal.  It is usually those that are close to most of the women who store gold and silver at home, that connive with robbers to steal such precious metals for quick money. Another important example are employees such as Bankers, Government workers etc stealing conspiring with armed men to steal from their employers.

On many occasions when the thieves, kidnappers and other fraudulent people are caught, they often exposed such family members or neighbours/roommates, employees and other evil doers.  As a result, one should take extra care.

Originally posted 2014-02-08 00:53:26. Republished by Blog Post Promoter