Example 12-61

When cockroach give dance, he don’t ask fowl.
When
when
cockroach
cockroach[gener]
give
give
dance,
dance
he
3sg.m.sbj
don’t
neg
ask
ask
fowl.
fowl[gener]
When cockroaches have a dance, they don't ask the fowl [to attend].
Comment:
"Since chickens love to each cockroaches, this proverb suggests that you don't entertain circumstances or people who are harmful to you or your ventures." (Glinton-Meicholas 1995: 112)
Type:
unspecified
Source:
Glinton-Meicholas 1995: 112