- Literal translation
- The person who insists on taking every oil-bean pod falls headfirst to the ground.
- Explanation
- The image is of someone taking more than their share from a tree and suffering a severe fall. The study reads it as a warning against grabbing communal wealth.
- When to use it
- When someone wants every part of a resource others also depend on.
Source: Anyabuike, proverb 49.