Mũremwo nĩ ndũgo egwatagia nja ĩrĩ mahig

Translation: 
He that cannot jump says that the ground is stony
Postproverbial: 
Mũremwo nĩ ndũgo egwatagia,nja kũrĩ na ũtenderũ
Translation: 
He who cannot jump says that the ground is slippery outside
Comments: 
The two cases are similar and created from observations that in cases when one cannot or does not wish to participate in certain events, they look for excuses even when none appears tenable
Language - Region: 
gikuyu-kenya
Label: 
jump
ground
slippery
outside