One is born, one dies; the land grows.
More Ethiopian Proverbs:
When one is prepared, difficulties do not come.Ethiopian
A powerful friend becomes a powerful enemy.
Ethiopian
I have a cow in the sky, but cannot drink her milk.
Ethiopian
Better an egg this year than a chicken next year.
Ethiopian
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
Ethiopian
When he looked under the saddle he lost his horse.
Ethiopian