常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 | Chinese meaning

常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋【cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié】

a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)
(fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)

a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)
(fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)