Ewu nwụrụ n’ọba ji abụghi agụ gbụrụ ya.

A goat that dies in a barn was not killed by hunger.

• Postproverbial: Di ka ewu,ndi ichie nwụrụn’ọba ji abụghi agụ gbụrụ ha.
  Translation: Just like the goat, the elders that fails in their leadership duties didn’t fail because of hunger.
  

Nigeria (Igbo)

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