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WisdomAwaiting linguist review
Tones: bí high, ọ mid, mọ mid, dé high, bá high, ṣu mid, bú high, á high, wo mid, i mid, wá high, jú high, bí high, à low, gbà low, bá high, ṣu mid, bú high, á high, wo mid, ẹ̀ low, yìn low
Bí ọmọdé bá ṣubú, á wo iwájú; bí àgbà bá ṣubú, á wo ẹ̀yìn.
Word for word
When a child falls, it looks ahead; when an elder falls, they look back.
Meaning
Experience teaches us to look for the cause of our mistakes.
When it's used
Contrasts the reflection of age with the impatience of youth.

Source: Drafted with AI assistance for YorubaLanguage.org (October 2026). Awaiting review by a Yoruba linguist.

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