Ẹni tí yóò j'oyin inú àpáta, kìí w’enu àáké.

He who savours the honey in the rock will not mind what happens to the blade of his axe.

• Postproverbial: Ẹni tí yóò j'oyin inú àpáta, yóò mú'ra kóle.
  Translation: He who savours the honey in the rock will brace up for hard work.
  

Nigeria (Yoruba)

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