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Shona Definition
Kune zvimwe zvinhu zvinonakidza asi hazviyamuri munhu kwenguva refu zvakare hazvigari zviripo.
English Translation
Whatever sweetness sugar cane has is gone with the chewing; a granary is no place for it. Some enjoyments come to hand easily, but nothing of lasting good comes of them and they themselves do not last.
Cultural Context
“Often quoted at married men to turn them away from involvement with loose women, whom they will never marry.”
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