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101. Eng:
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Yoruba:
103. Eng:
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shackles,
How could you get released after being captured.
O ti di eru ese re sinu sekeseke
Bawo lowa se fe ja kuro nibe nigbati o ti di eru ese?
Be wary of keeping your company (friends) and
avoid them,
Just as you avoid the lion and the leopard.
Bori awon eniyan re ki o si paya fun won
Gege bi o se n paya kinihun ati amotekun
Mingle with them and part with them caution,
And be like samiri whenever you are touched.
Dapo mo awon eniyan re ki o si sora fun won
Ko wad a gege bi sa'miriyu nigbati won ba fowo
kan e
And if they behave foolishly to you, say (to them):
peace (unto you),
Perhaps you will safe (from their foolishness) if you
do (say peace).
Tiwon ba se aimokan si e, so fun won ki alafia
olohun maa ba won
O se s se ki o la kuro nibi aburu won ti o ba se be
But how could you find safety at a time,
When protection is only achieved if you seek it.
Yoruba: Talo fi e lokan bale ninu igba tori o o le ri iso aya ti
olohun ba so e