ÒWE YORÙBÁ (YORÙBÁ PROVERB)

ÒWE YORÙBÁ (YORÙBÁ PROVERB)
Irọ/Etan/Jamba to tete ji, oju ọna ni yio ba eleyi to sun-Yoruba
Translation
A lie that wakes up early to start his trip/journey, it will surprise such to meet another lie who sleeps on the road.

Application.
If you claim to be a cunny man, it shouldn't be a surprise to you to see someone cunnier (craftier) than you are.

I heard dis in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, from the local Secretary of Road Transport Worker staff (Poly/Sango chapter) while my shop is around Post-office area, baba Alowonle is his name.

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