When you are crossing over a river you might be eaten by crocodiles, but don’t let yourself get bitten by the little fish.
More Malawian Proverbs:
Where there is sea there will always be pirates.Malawian
One little arrow does not kill a serpent.
Malawian
When the sky falls down, the earth shall melt.
Malawian
Gold is a debt we can repay, but kindness not till our dying day.
Malawian
Don't use an axe to do embroidery.
Malawian
A deer tethered with a golden chain can escape to the forest to eat grass.
Malawian