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Kudzinga tsuro dzinga nesvimbo mbiri / imwe ikapotsa imwe yorova

Shona Definition

English Translation

When you go after a hare, carry two throwing sticks, so that if the first one misses the second one strikes. Have a second option ready in case the first attempt fails.

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This is a variant of

Kunyenga zvimvana ita zviviri / kuramba kwechimwe chimwe unosara nacho

When courting young women who have already had a first child, court two of them, so that if one turns you down you are still left with the other.