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Stubborn refusal to listen keeps going until it ends in trouble, and then all that is left to say is that the warning had been given. The obstinate person becomes the proof of the advice he ignored.
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This is a variant of
Nzou yakaramba kuudzwa ikabudisa nyanga nomukanwaThe elephant refused to listen to counsel, and so its tusks ended up coming out through its mouth.