The teeth sometimes bite the tongue.
More Malawian Proverbs:
Blow your horn in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cockerels; bleat in a flock of goats.Malawian
Crabs teach their offspring to walk straight.
Malawian
Though near shore, you're still in the ocean.
Malawian
Don't dirty the place where you have eaten.
Malawian
You can measure the depth of the sea but what about a man's heart?
Malawian