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Shona Definition
Kuti chinhu chizoita basa rakanaka hunge chatopiwa kumunhu anoziva nokugona kushanda nacho. Kana chikapiwa kusimbe kana kuti duutuu, hapana chachinobatsira.
English Translation
Give the big hoe to a real cultivator; hand it to an idler and he will simply sleep beside it. A thing is only worth anything in the hands of someone who knows how to work with it.
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This is a variant of
Badza guru kupa murimi / kuripa simbe inovata naroHand the large hoe to someone who actually farms; give it to an idler and it will simply lie beside him while he sleeps.