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Shona Definition
Vanhu vachinge vawanda pakuita chinhu, kunyange zvavo vari vanhu vakanaka, kunowana mumwe anoita rushambwa rwake. Zvinoitika kuti kunyange vanhu vakaita chinhu chiri pamurau, kunowana mumwe anozochiita achidaridza chitanda achibva owira mumhosva.
English Translation
Even when you have thrown in your lot with others for a perfectly good purpose, one member of the group can still come to grief. Someone may overdo his part in a lawful undertaking and land himself in trouble.
Cultural Context
“Applied to the unlucky individual who, through over-eagerness in a shared and legitimate venture, falls foul of the law or of misfortune.”
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This is a variant of
Kudya nyemba navauya / dzinowana muzvimbiri wadzoEating beans in the company of good-hearted people leaves you stuffed to the point of discomfort. Generous company means you end up taking far more than you needed.