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Shona Definition
Kuita ushamwari nomurombo unozozvidemba wava kuruza zvinhu zvako. Shamwari yomurombo inogara ichikukumbira zvinhu iwe uchimupa nemhosva yokumunyara.
English Translation
Taking up with a needy person means taking on endless requests: once roused, the wretched creature keeps crying for more. You end up giving away your own goods out of embarrassment.
Cultural Context
“Used as advice to choose friends from one's own social standing and to keep the destitute at a distance.”
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