Meet the Bukusu proverb ‘slippery ground has no king’.
In Lubukusu
Burerere sebuli ne omwami ta. You can also say Bumuimiu seburia omwami.
Meaning and use of this Bukusu proverb
Some situations or circumstances or happenstance is life have no regard for social status or self bravado. You could use this proverb to warn someone who, figuratively speaking, is playing with fire. Especially if they are full of pride dismissing all advice or warnings of the risks they face.
About the Bukusu
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