Bí wọ́n bá ń tàn mí, mi ò ní tan arà mi.

Should people deceive me, I won’t deceive myself.

• Postproverbial: Bí wọ́n bá ń tàn mí, mi o nì tan àbẹ́là.
  Translation: Should people deceive me, I won’t light a candle.
  

Nigeria (Yoruba)

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