Sikio la kufa halisikii dawa
SEnglish Translation
A dying ear does not feel the medicine
Context & Meaning
It is useless to advise someone who is unwilling to listen
Proverb ID
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Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "S"
Sikio halipiti kichwa
The ear does not surpass the head
The ear does not surpass the head
Simbiko haisimbuki ila kwa msukosuko
A firmly fixed peg cannot be removed without strug...
A firmly fixed peg cannot be removed without strug...
Samaki mmoja akioza, huoza wote
If one fish rots, it rots all the others
If one fish rots, it rots all the others
Shika! Shika! na mwenyewe nyuma
"Hold him! Hold him!" and you yourself are lagging...
"Hold him! Hold him!" and you yourself are lagging...
Sikio haliali na njaa
The ear does not go to bed hungry
The ear does not go to bed hungry