Translation:
Not knowing Ifa philosophy, we gaze up, but the Oracle is not in the rafters.
Postproverbial:
Àìgbọ́fá là’ń w’òkè, kìí ṣe f’ẹ́ni t’ó bá mọ’fá á sọ lá t’orí.
Translation:
Not knowing Ifa philosophy, we gaze up, that is not for the initiate who can recite it by rote.
Postproverbial:
Àìgbọ́fá là’ń fọwọ́ gbárí, Ifá ju agbárí lọ.
Translation:
Not knowing Ifa philosophy, we crack the brain, but the Oracle is more than sophistry
Language - Region:
yoruba-nigeria
Label:
oracle
ifa
philosophy