Bí òkété bá dàgbà tán, omú ọmọ rẹ̀ ní í mu.

Translation:

Once a rodent gets old, it sucks its child’s breasts.

Postproverbial:

Bí òkété bá dàgbà tán, ó ti tó yí láta.

Translation:

Once a rodent gets old, it’s good enough to roast as food.

Postproverbial:

Bí òkété bá dàgbà tán, kíkú ní í kú.

Translation:

Once a rodent gets old, it dies.

Postproverbial:

Bí òkété bá dàgbà tán, inú ihò rẹ ní í jòkóó sí.

Translation:

Once a rodent gets old, it stays in its hole.

Postproverbial:

: Bí òkété bá dàgbà tán, èkùrọ́ tó ti tọ́jú ní í máa jẹ

Translation:

Once a rodent is old, it eats its own reserved palm kernels.

Postproverbial:

Bí òkété bá dàgbà tán, á d’arúgbó.

Translation:

Once a rodent is old, it grows older.

Language - Region:

yoruba-nigeria

Label:

palm kernels

hole

rodent