From: Luhya, East Africa
Source: Luhya (Kenya) proverb; no. 17 in "Luhya Proverbs of Kenya," All Things Kenyan (allthingskenyan.com). Earlier recorded here as documented in Tim Wambunya's collection of 605 Luhya proverbs, a printed book not read for this audit.
The meaning given here is our own reading. Other interpretations exist.