Ekonda Proverbs

Ekonda Proverbs draw wisdom from Congo Basin rainforest life and Mongo heritage. They stress communal duty, patient labor, and respect for rivers and spirits, turning everyday farming and kinship into crisp lessons.

A trial between brothers has no winners or losers. (Ekonda Proverb)
Between brothers, whether the trial is won or lost, makes no difference. View proverb
Ekonda Proverb
Do not grab your heel until the ant has bitten you. View proverb
Ekonda Proverb
If a father does not cultivate, the son does not inherit land. View proverb
Ekonda Proverb
If the metal is not good, you cannot take it out on the blacksmith. View proverb
Ekonda Proverb
The leopard does not eat fish. View proverb
Ekonda Proverb
The sore is cured but the scar remains. View proverb
Ekonda Proverb
To form a dog is the ruin of education. View proverb
Ekonda Proverb
When your finger is in pain, your sight is not lazy. View proverb
Ekonda Proverb
Who gets lost in the forest takes it out on who leads him back to the right road. View proverb
Ekonda Proverb
If you want to clear the land secretly, the noise of the axe will give you away. (Ekonda Proverb)