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Shona Definition
Hazvina kunaka kutadzira chinhu chomunhu anenge asipo nokuti kana achinge ouya anotsamwa. Kana ukarova mukadzi womunhu anenge asipo kana kuti hama yake, ubva waziva kuti anouya otangisa rimwe dzivo newe.
English Translation
Fighting the wife of an absent man costs you twice the strength, because when he returns he will take up the quarrel himself. Wronging someone who is away means answering later to him as well.
Cultural Context
“A caution against picking quarrels with people who have relatives or friends ready to avenge them, leaving you with many enemies instead of one.”
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