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  /ETSAKOR PROVERBS ETSAKOR DIALECT: Orere khor ghi orya le emale di okotor ukpade. TRANSLATION: A stranger does not eat with the host to the bottom of the bowl. MEANING: One who is invited to a meal or dinner often eats cautiously or carefully. LIFE APPLICATION:   In different aspects of our social life, every society has codes of behaviour expected of individuals. In the work place there are ethics of standard behaviour that govern each trade or practice. Certain behaviour of some individuals, for example, if not checked, may fall short of the required level of decorum.   Similarly, when people gather in social events such as marriage ceremonies or dinners, there is a standard of behaviour expected of those who are invited. No matter how hungry you are when invited to dinner, your behaviour must not portray you as a hungry man. The Proverb, as table manner, imposes a check on the excesses in human behaviour at dinner. /Etsakor Proverbs of the Edo People of Nigeria

  /Etsakor Proverbs ETSAKOR DIALECT: Khai ri eryuor der na kie wun orli uwai. TRANSLATION: Never sell a rabbit and still hold it's tail. MEANING: Never express ownership interest on already disposed belongings. LIFE APPLICATION:   In life, greed or avarice in human beings often appear in business transactions. Some people are driven by avarice or greed to the extent that they resort to fraud in order to maximize gains. It hurts them to part with the good they already own but they are eager to collect the proceeds from the sale of such good. So, they are at crossroads, not sure whether or not to sell it. This Proverb is a counsel against such fraudulent practices in trade or business.   It goes without saying that this human greed or avarice also rear it's unfortunate head in the social political aspects of our lives. It occurs in situations where, business, official, or political responsibility is delegated to someone, who is not mandated with the full authority to overse...