Pele hupewa msi kucha
PEnglish Translation
Scabies are given to the one who has no fingernails
Context & Meaning
Misfortune befalls those least equipped to deal with it
Proverb ID
#439Type
Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "P"
Penye kuku wengi hapamwagwi mtama
Where there are many chickens, millet is not scatt...
Where there are many chickens, millet is not scatt...
Paka wa nyumba haingwa
A house cat is not chased away
A house cat is not chased away
Penye wengi pana Mungu
Where there are many people, there is God
Where there are many people, there is God
Paka hakubali kulala chali
A cat does not agree to lie on its back
A cat does not agree to lie on its back
Painamapo ndipo painukapo
Where it slopes down is where it slopes up
Where it slopes down is where it slopes up