Ọwọ́ ọmọdé kò tó pẹpẹ, t’àgbàlagbà kò wọ akèrègbè.

The hand of the child does not reach the rafter, that of the elder does not enter the gourd.

• Postproverbial: Ọwọ́ ọmọdé kò tó pẹpẹ, kò gun orí àpótí ni.
  Translation: The hand of the child does not reach the rafter, only if he has not climbed the stool.
  

Nigeria (Yoruba)

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child elder rafters hand gourd