We must blame the thief first before we say that where the owner put her property improper.
More Yoruban Proverbs:
Nobody knows the mysteries which lie at the bottom of the ocean.Yoruban
For no man could be blessed without the acceptance of his own head.
Yoruban
He who eats well speaks well or it is a question of insanity.
Yoruban
As long as there are lice in the seams of the garment there must be bloodstains on the fingernails.
Yoruban
Those who die through ignorance are many; those who die because they are intelligent are few.
Yoruban
Ashes always fly back in the face of him who throws them.
Yoruban