Origine: Zulu, Southern Africa
Source: isiZulu (South Africa) oral-tradition proverb (Uncukubili njeng'empisi), translation and explanation from the Ulwazi Programme's "Zulu Proverbs" page (ulwaziprogramme.org). Earlier recorded here as also in C.L.S. Nyembezi, "Zulu Proverbs"; that book was not read
La source l’explique: you say different things to different people in order to get their approval instead of speaking and behaving honestly
. La formulation du sens est de nous.