“A kì í bọ òrìṣà lójú ọ̀fọ́n-ọ̀n; bó bá dalẹ́ a máa tú pẹpẹ.”
English
One does not sacrifice to a god in the presence of a house rat; otherwise, when night falls it invades the rafter shelves.
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