Àgbà kìí wà lọ́jà, k’órí ọmọ tuntun wọ́.

An elder cannot be in the market, and the child’s neck be bent.

• Postproverbial: : Àgbà kìí wà lọ́jà, k’ó má ri ẹran gidi rà wá’lé.
  Translation: An elder cannot be in the market, and fail to buy the good meat.
  

Nigeria (Yoruba)

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child market elderly neck bent