They are people of experience who do not sleep at a strange place.
More Xhosa Proverbs:
The foot has no nose.Xhosa
They prevent us from getting red clay from the pit, and they do not use it.
Xhosa
It is a cob stripped of maize in an ashpit.
Xhosa
You drink out of the old cup.
Xhosa
One who eats the remains of a meal without first obtaining permission.
Xhosa