Nwata kpaa nkụ karia ibe ya, a sịna ọ kpatara ya n’ajọ ọhia.

When a child brings home more firewood than his peers, he will be accused of fetching them from the evil forest.

• Postproverbial: Ezeego kpaa nnukwu ego karia ibe ya,a sịna ọ kpatara ya n’igbu mmadu.
  Translation: When a rich man returns to the village with more money than his peers, he will be accused by the poor of being a ritualist.
  

Nigeria (Igbo)

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