60. Eng:
Yoruba:
61. Eng:
Pe pelu ohun ti dhu-nun bn matta (Anobi Yunus)
fi pe Olohun re
Keep knocking on his door perhaps;
He will open the door for you if you insist.
Dunni mo kikan lekun olohun re dandan ni
Ki o pada sinlekun fun e ti o ban kan-an
Remember him a lot on earth habitually;
So that you will be remembered in the heaven as
you do (remember him).
Yoruba: Po ni eniti yoo maa ranti olohun oba titi ti o yoo fi
62. Eng:
Yoruba:
di isesi re
Ki won bale ma ranti re ni sanmo bi o ba ti n ranti
olohun oba laye.
Do not say that youth is a grant of respite,
But think of how you have buried many a youth.
Ma maa sope omo kekere ni o nitori ifakunukun
nbe nibe
Ki o si ronu wipe melo melo omo kekere egbere ti
e ti sin
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deserving of your
63. Eng:
You (may) say: you are more
advice,
If only you have reflected on your deed.
Yoruba: Sope! Mo pe iwo ti o n se waasi fun mi iwo ni o