ውሃ ሲወስድ እያሳሳቀ ነው
“The river carries you away while it is laughing (looking gentle).”
Danger and ruin often arrive disguised in a pleasant, harmless-looking form.
— Traditional Ethiopia Wisdom, Ethiopia
Source: Traditional Ethiopian (Amharic) proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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