«يِمْشِي عَلَى الْحِيطَهْ وِيْقُولْ: يَا رَب سَلِّمْ»

The saying mocks a person who deliberately places himself in harm's way and then turns to God, asking to be kept safe. The picture is of someone balancing atop a wall, a perch nobody needs to climb, while murmuring a prayer against falling. The plea may sound sincere, but the saying treats it as ironic because he chose the danger.

Its point is that prudence should come before petition. A sensible person avoids walking into ruin in the first place, rather than courting disaster and expecting divine protection to make up for his own lack of caution.

Aimed at someone who knowingly takes a needless risk, such as reckless spending, a shaky venture, or picking a fight, and then hopes luck or God will spare them the consequences. It works as a mild rebuke or a wry remark about such behaviour.