A Yoruba Poem- Ise Logun Ise (Work is the antidote for poverty)

• A Yoruba Poem
  
  Ise Logun ise
  
  Ise Logun ise [Work is the antidote for poverty]
  ... Mura si se re, ore mi [Work hard and work smart, my friend]
  Ise la fi ndeni giga [Hard and smart work brings success]
  Bi a ko ba reni fehin ti [When there is no one to rely on]
  Bi ole la ri [Its like we are lazy]
  Bi a ko ba reni gbekele, [When there is no one to trust]
  A te ra mo se ni. [We focus more on our work]
  Iya re le lowo lowoh [Your mother might be rich]
  Baba re le lesin lekan [Your father might own a thousand and one horses]
  Ti o ba gbojule won [If you rely on them]
  O te tan ni mo so fun o [In truth, you might be on sinking ground]
  
  Apa lara igupa ni ye kan [families are like the arm, while extended family are like the elbow]
  B'aiye ba fe o loni [If you are loved by the world today]
  Ti o ba lowo lowo, won a tun fe o lola [If you are still rich, they will love you tomorrow as well]
  Abi ko wa nipo atata [If you have an esteemed position]
  Aiye a ye o si terin terin [You will be honored with "fake"laughter]
  Je ki o deni ti ra ngo [If you unfortunately loose your money or position]
  Ko ri bi won ti nyin mu si o [They'll turn their back on you]
  
  Iya mbe fomo ti ko gbon [There is suffering for the foolish child]
  Ekun mbe fomo ti nsare kiri [and there is sorrow for the child that have no plan or vision]
  Mafowuro sere ore mi [Don't waste your formative years, my friend]
  Mura sise ojo nlo. [work hard and plan well now, because time waits for no one]
  
  - Author Unknown