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Shona Definition
Munhu anenge aine zvake haaoni sezvinomunetsa kunyange zviri zvinhu zvakaoma. Munhu ane vana vazhinji haaoni sechinhu chingamunetsa kuvarera, kuvapfekedza nokuvayarutsa.
English Translation
A tortoise is never weighed down by its own shell: what belongs to a person is not felt as a burden, however demanding. A man with many children does not regard raising, clothing and bringing them up as a hardship.
Cultural Context
“Said to encourage people to carry what is properly theirs and to measure up to their own responsibilities.”
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