Onye nwanne ya nọ n’akụkụ ọkụ ji ya adịghị ere ọkụ.

A person whose kin is beside the cooking fire his yam does not get burnt.

• Postproverbial: Onye nna ya nọ n’eluigwe adịghị eje ọkụmmụọ.
  Translation: A person whose father is in heaven does not to go to hell.
  

Nigeria (Igbo)

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