What gives the child the itch has already given him the fingernails for scratching it.
More Igbo Proverbs:
A man with a missing tooth does not eat ugiri with relish.Igbo
One who knows everything at times draws water with a basket.
Igbo
A guest should not cause his host's demise. When the guest is ready to leave, his host should not have given him a hunch-back.
Igbo
Dancing the drum will be done where the drum is.
Igbo
No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person's teeth.
Igbo
All you can tell about a big belly is that the owner has had a lot to eat, not what he had to eat.
Igbo