Meaning: A potter eats from a potsherd (a broken piece of pottery)

Context: One often makes do with the products or remnants of their own trade

Meaning: One who follows bees will not fail to get honey

Context: If you pursue a valuable goal diligently, you will achieve it

Meaning: He who is expelled from his home has nowhere to go

Context: There is no place like home; exile is a terrible fate

Meaning: A lazy person with a nephew does not eat dry food

Context: A lazy person uses others to get what they want

Meaning: A witchdoctor does not cure himself

Context: It is often easier to solve others' problems than your own

Meaning: If the palm-wine tapper is praised, he dilutes the palm-wine with water

Context: Over-praising someone can make them complacent and reduce their quality of work

Meaning: A stranger does not roast an oyster in a village and then get accused of smelling of it

Context: A newcomer should be excused for not knowing local customs

Meaning: A stranger is like a white fowl

Context: A newcomer is very noticeable and stands out

Meaning: Let a guest come so that the host may benefit

Context: Hospitality can be mutually beneficial

Meaning: A sick person is not asked for porridge

Context: Do not ask for help from someone who is themselves in need

Meaning: I am a mud hut; I cannot stand shocks

Context: I am fragile and cannot handle heavy burdens or troubles

Meaning: A slave has no choice

Context: Those in subservient positions must obey, not choose

Meaning: When a fool becomes enlightened, the wise man is in trouble

Context: When the unskilled become skilled, they challenge the established experts

Meaning: A messenger is not killed

Context: Do not blame the bearer of bad news

Meaning: The one who is caught with the (stolen) skin is the thief

Context: Caught red-handed

Meaning: He who is too fixated on water does not drink it, and if he does, it chokes him

Context: Overthinking can paralyze action, and forced action can lead to failure

Meaning: A poor man has no contempt (for anything)

Context: A person in need cannot afford to be picky

Meaning: A poor man does not love his child (in a demonstrative way)

Context: Poverty can prevent a parent from showing affection through material gifts

Meaning: Dry bread in one's own home is better than good meat in some other place

Context: There's no place like home; humble comforts at home are better than luxuries elsewhere

Meaning: A wife is like clothes, and a banana plant is for weeding

Context: Everything has its purpose and requires maintenance