““Gbà mí, gbà mí!” ò yẹ eégún; “ẹran ńlémi bọ̀” ò yẹ ọdẹ.”
English
“Save me, save me!” does not befit a masquerader; “An animal is chasing me!” does not befit a hunter.
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