Being well dressed does not prevent one from being poor.
More Congolese Proverbs:
No matter how full the river, it still wants to swell more.Congolese
To love someone who does not love you, is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall.
Congolese
A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
Congolese
Woe to the high spirited bride whose mother-in-law is still alive.
Congolese
Two birds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.
Congolese
What is said over the dead lion's body, could not be said to him alive.
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