“When you play Warri with God, you get no seed.”
Warri (Oware) is Antigua and Barbuda's traditional mancala game, played by capturing seeds; the saying warns that trying to outwit, bargain with, or con God always ends in loss.
— Traditional Antigua & Barbuda Wisdom, Antigua & Barbuda
Source: Traditional Antiguan proverb, Antigua and Barbuda Government Cultural Information System (cpoise.gov.ag, "Proverb Meanings" archive); Warri's status as Antigua's national mancala game corroborated by Mancala World (mancala.fandom.com)
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