A house can’t be built for the rainy season that is past.
More Ethiopian Proverbs:
Better an egg this year than a chicken next year.Ethiopian
Woman without man is like a field without seed.
Ethiopian
He who has nothing to do, scatters and gathers.
Ethiopian
Don't demand that what you write in the Nile will be read in the desert.
Ethiopian
The heart of a fool is in his mouth and the mouth of the wise man is in his heart.
Ethiopian
When the hyena is gone, that is when the dog barks.
Ethiopian