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Shona Definition
Hungava upenzi kuti munhu afunge kuti angawana chinhu kana asina kuchishandira uye kuti munhu atsamwe kana asina chaawana pamusana pekusada kusevenza. Sokuti munhu angatsamwira munda kana achinge ashaya zvinomugutsa pamunda uyu nemhosva yokusashanda pauri zvakanaka.
English Translation
Only a fool expects to receive what he never worked for, and then grumbles at the field when the harvest is thin. A farmer who hopes for a full granary without tending his land has himself to blame.
Cultural Context
“Used to rebuke a person who complains about poor results after neglecting the work that would have produced them.”
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