Obughi onu eji bite aku ka eji akwu ya.

It is not the mouth used in borrowing palm nut that is used to repay.

• Postproverbial: Obughi onu eji nara aki ka eji akwu ya.
  Translation: It is not the mouth that is used to collect the palm kernel that is used to repay.
  

Nigeria (Igbo)

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mouth borrow palmnut repay