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Shona Definition
Munhu kugara pakati pavapfumi hazvirevi kuti iye mupfumiwo. Nyangwe ivo vapfumi pachavo, hazvirevi kuti zvavaine pfuma yakawanda kudaro, hapana zvimwe zvinhu zvavanoshayiwa pamhuri dzavo.
English Translation
Living among wealthy people does not make a person wealthy, and even the rich themselves lack plenty of things despite their possessions.
Cultural Context
“Used to warn against reading too much into outward appearances and judging people hastily by the company they keep.”
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