"If a stranger comes to stay with you, do not forget, as you lay aside his weapons, that he is hungry."

If a stranger comes to stay with you, do not forget, as you lay aside his weapons, that he is hungry.

Formal questions can wait; a guest's hunger cannot. This proverb puts the practical care of a stranger before anything else, including finding out who they are or why they've come.

En français

Si un étranger vient loger chez toi, n'oublie pas, en déposant ses armes, qu'il a faim.

Les questions protocolaires peuvent attendre ; la faim d'un invité, non. Ce proverbe place le soin concret envers un étranger avant tout le reste, y compris savoir qui il est ou pourquoi il est venu.

Maasai · East Africa

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