That of circumcision is a hard appointment.
More Kikuyu Proverbs:
The land enriches not people who clear it, but people who come.Kikuyu
The river is crossed where it is shallow.
Kikuyu
She who ignores advice does not resist when being prepared for burial.
Kikuyu
Riches and poverty do not leave each other.
Kikuyu
Goats fall that take hold of lichens.
Kikuyu
A river drowns the one who can swim.
Kikuyu