Proverb in the local language
ኣደ ዘላቶ ዝበክሲ፡ ነደ ዘይብሉ ከብኪ (ade zelato zbekisi nede zeybilu kebki).
Why cry if you have a mother?
Proverb's direct translation
Someone who has a mother and still cries, makes someone without a mother cry.
Proverb's meaning
Failing to count your blessings will only make others who lack them sad.
From: Tigrinya
General comments
Tigrinya is spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.
