Je was op zoek naar: don't bite off more than you can chew (Engels - Amharisch)

and they say : we are more ( than you ) in wealth and children . we are not the punished !
« እኛም በገንዘቦችና በልጆች ይበልጥ የበዛን ነን ፡ ፡ እኛም የምንቀጣ አይደለንም » አሉ ፡ ፡

( more than that : ) moses came to you with clear signs , yet no sooner was he away from you than you transgressed and took the calf for worship .
ሙሳም በታምራቶች በእርግጥ መጣላችሁ ፡ ፡ ከዚያም ከበኋላው እናንተ በዳዮች ስትኾኑ ወይፈንን ( አምላክ አድርጋችሁ ) ያዛችሁ ፡ ፡

and he had property ( or fruit ) and he said to his companion , in the course of mutual talk : i am more than you in wealth and stronger in respect of men . " [ see tafsir qurtubi , vol .
ለእርሱም ( ከአትክልቶቹ ሌላ ፍሬያማ ) ሀብት ነበረው ፡ ፡ ለጓደኛውም ( ለአማኙ ) እርሱ የሚወዳደረው ሲኾን « እኔ ካንተ በገንዘብ ይበልጥ የበዛሁ በወገንም ይበልጥ የበረታሁ ነኝ » አለው ፡ ፡