S4E05 - A Proverb on EXCEPTIONS - “Ohun tí a rí la fi ḿbọ párá ẹni; Bí igi tíná ḿbẹ lẹ́nu ẹ̀ kọ́”

<p><strong>PROVERB CONSIDERED:</strong> <em>“Ohun tí a rí la fi ḿbọ párá ẹni; Bí igi tíná ḿbẹ lẹ́nu ẹ̀ kọ́.”</em></p> <p><strong>ENGLISH TRANSLATION: </strong><em>"One uses whatever one can find to fill gaps in one’s roof; That does not apply to a still-burning stick."</em></p> <p><strong>MEANING &amp; BIBLICAL APPLICATION: </strong>The imagery that birthed this proverb is that of a mud hut with a thatched roof in a typical African village. While such a roof may occasionally have leakages, such gaps or leakages could be blocked by virtually anything—anything apart from a stick still spewing flames! The reason is obvious; rather than block a leakage or close a gap in the roof, such a burning stick will end up burning down the entire building!</p> <p>The implication of the proverb is therefore quite obvious, viz: <strong>every seemingly sensible generalization has exceptions. </strong>To state it biblically, the fact that something is <em>generally </em>good does not mean it is good <em>for you.&nbsp;</em></p> <p>In the same vein, proverbs, as wise as they may be, are often based on generalisations which will need to be applied contextually, making the &nbsp;exemptions when necessary lest what was supposed to be <em>wisdom </em>becomes <em>foolishness.</em></p> <p><strong>Scriptures Cited include:</strong></p> <p><strong>✥ 1 Corinthians 6:12 MSG - </strong><em>"Just because something is technically legal doesn’t mean that it’s spiritually appropriate."</em></p> <p><strong>✥ 1 Corinthians 10:23 NKJV - </strong><em>"All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify."</em><br> <br> <strong>LINKS TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE</strong></p> <p>✥ My Website — <a href="https://www.josephkolawole.org/omoluabi/" target="_blank">https://www.josephkolawole.org/omoluabi/</a></p> <p>✥ Other Platforms — <a href="https://pod.link/1550735589" target="_blank">https://pod.link/1550735589</a></p> <p><strong>FOR MORE RESOURCES FROM JOSEPH &amp; ANU OLA</strong></p> <p><a hre