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Shona Definition
Kazhinji munhu anongozviurayisa nokuzvikuvadzisa nemhosva yokupaparika. Pachinzvimbo chokuti munhu ararame dzamara achembera, mumwe munhu anofa achine zera diki nokuda kwokushaya hanya noupenyu hwake.
English Translation
People frequently bring injury or death upon themselves through haste and rashness; instead of living on into old age, some die young simply because they take no care of their own lives. The image is of a hoe blade still new when it breaks.
Cultural Context
“Said of someone whose recklessness and disregard for their own safety cuts their life short.”
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