<diacritize> The destinies of certain people defy manipulation by adversaries. Compare the preceding entry. The proverb is often used in a sort of incantation or prayer to wish or assert that a person would never be vulnerable to hisher enemies. The verb te means to step as on a spot; it is used here in a play of words, because the name for wild spinach seems to be a reduplication of the verb. <yor>The destinies of certain people defy manipulation by adversaries. Compare the preceding entry. The proverb is often used in a sort of incantation or prayer to wish or assert that a person would never be vulnerable to hisher enemies. The verb tẹ means to step as on a spot; it is used here in a play of words, because the name for wild spinach seems to be a reduplication of the verb. 