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Shona Definition
Usarasa chinhu chawagara nacho uchida chitsva chawawana nhasi, chausinganyatsozivi zvacho. Mukadzi wokutanga ane ruzivo rwemhuri haafaniri kutandwa nemhosva (chete) yokuti waona musikana.
English Translation
Do not throw away what has long served you well simply because something new and untested has caught your eye. Tried and tested relationships deserve to be kept ahead of fresh attachments.
Cultural Context
“Quoted as a warning to a man who is on the point of casting off a faithful wife for a younger woman, and more generally to anyone tempted to drop old friends for new ones.”
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This is a variant of
Usarasa mutsakara / nokuona chitsvaDo not get rid of what is old simply because something new has come into view.