Asiyesikia la mkuu huona makuu

He who does not listen to an elder's advice will see trouble.

What it means

Ignoring an elder's advice does not spare you the trouble it was meant to prevent. Elders speak from experience, and skipping their counsel still leaves you to face what they warned about.

Swahili · East Africa

Source and context

From: Swahili, East Africa

Source: Swahili (East Africa) oral-tradition proverb (Asiyesikia la mkuu huona makuu), Swahili Proverbs project, Department of African Studies, University of Illinois (swahiliproverbs.afrst.illinois.edu) — elder advice entry

The source explains it: One who does not listen to the advice of an elder will see bad things. The wording of the meaning is ours.

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