From: Somali, East Africa
Source: Somali proverb (Run iyo ilkaba waa la caddeeyaa); documented in "On the Modern Classification of Somali Proverbs," Bildhaan, vol. 21 (Macalester College). Earlier recorded here as documented on proverbicals.com; that page, fetched directly, does not contain it.
The meaning given here is our own reading. Other interpretations exist.