Anoma nini antu a, ne yire ne ne mma buada.

If a male bird does not fly/stays at one place, its wife and children starve.

A man must work to keep his family alive. For a bird to fly is to go in search of food.

• Postproverbial: Anoma nini antu a, ɛboɔ bɛbo no.
  Translation: A bird that stays at one place invites stones.
  

Ghana (Akan)

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