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Shona Definition
Dai pasina vanhu vane mwoyochena, ko, avo vanotambura vaizobatsirwa naani? Mwari wakasika munhu wose achiziva mararamire aaizoita; nokudaro nyange zvirema namapofu vanogona kurarama vachibatsirwa navanhu vane mwoyo yetsitsi.
English Translation
Were there no open-hearted people, those in hardship would have nobody to turn to for help. God created every person knowing how that person was going to live, and so even the crippled and the blind are able to get by, sustained by those who have compassion.
Cultural Context
“Cited in commendation of charity towards those who cannot provide for themselves.”
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This is a variant of
Dai pasina nyimo / makunguo aizodyei?Were there no bambara groundnuts, the crows would have nothing to feed on.