You cannot prevent a bird from flying over your head, but you can prevent it from building a nest on top of your head. We should be prudent enough to avoid situations that are obviously not good. Go out of the way from dangerous situations.
...Inendet ne itorori kurkenyi kocheng'e ngemisiet.
The one who glorifies "his door" (himself) looks for destruction. Self-glorification has never been worthy.