I paid a goat because I blaabed.
More Ethiopian Proverbs:
Cow dung can't be gathered where no cow has been.Ethiopian
The slimming of an elephant and the losses of a rich man are not noticeable.
Ethiopian
A house can't be built for the rainy season that is past.
Ethiopian
While trying to pull down something from the antique she lost what she had under her armpit.
Ethiopian
One who recovers from sickness, forgets about God.
Ethiopian
One should punish a child the first time he comes home with a stolen egg. Otherwise, the day he returns home with a stolen ox, it will be too late.
Ethiopian