Famous Proverbs
282 Proverbs about Kikuyu / Page 18
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The hump of the ox that has grown old must be eaten by women.172.
The ox which has grown old has no admirer.173.
The flea troubles him who has got it in his ear.174.
Nobody gathers firewood to roast a thin goat.175.
There is no tree which a panting animal would not cling to.176.
The ox that ran away cannot be caught.177.
The cooking pot on the fire leaks, when pouring water it is broken.178.
The ox which has no horns, relies for help on the one that has them.179.
The bird who has always possessed a beak, does not pick up for another.180.
The animal caught in the trap does not refuse to set itself free.