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Shona Definition
Zvinogona kuitika pavanhu kuti kana ukambobatsira munhu anenge ari pakutambudzika unozozvidemba kana ava kukutsindika pazuva rinotevera.
English Translation
Raise a dog on milk and the very next morning it will turn and bite you. Kindness shown to someone in difficulty can come back on you once that person turns against you.
Cultural Context
“Used as a warning about helping or sheltering someone you do not know well — a house guest, for instance, may repay your generosity by stealing from you.”
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