The destinies of certain people defy manipulation by adversaries. Compare the preceding entry. The proverb is often used in a sort of incantation or prayer to wish (or assert) that a person would never be vulnerable to his/her enemies. The verb tẹ̀ means “to step” as on a spot; it is used here in a play of words, because the name for wild spinach seems to be a reduplication of the verb.
The destinies of certain people defy manipulation by adversaries. Compare the preceding entry. The proverb is often used in a sort of incantation or prayer to wish (or assert) that a person would never be vulnerable to his/her enemies. The verb te means “to step” as on a spot; it is used here in a play of words, because the name for wild spinach seems to be a reduplication of the verb.