Literal translation for this proverb could be: "Misfortune does not have a horn."

Haiti is a place where people like to work and have a good time, but there are many risks around them all the time. Accidents are not uncommon. Sometimes people are careful and meticulous, but misfortune happens to their lives anyway.

Haitians say this proverb when someone is doing something that might result in an accident or misfortune - for example, when kids are playing with a stick or a knife, or when they are flying kites at the roof of a house. It is also a way to warn themselves or others about a potential danger when they are on a certain position. They also say this proverb when, out of the bloom, something unfortunate happens to someone or some people without nobody seeing it coming neither any kind of threat on the prior situation.

It is important to be cautious. We should be aware of what is happening around us when we are somewhere. We should measure the level of risks we are taking when it comes to games, driving, working, cooking, camping, hiking... We will never have any notification from the danger when it is coming.

Do not play with danger  because "malè pa gen klaksòn."