Invite him as not to antagonize him, shove him off as not to let him eat.
More Ethiopian Proverbs:
You think of water when the well is empty.
Ethiopian
I paid a goat because I blaabed.
Ethiopian
Restless feet may walk into a snake pit.
Ethiopian
When spiders' unite, they can tie up a lion.
Ethiopian
He who lives with an ass, sounds like an ass.
Ethiopian