Shona Definition
Munhu mupangami anoita zvinhu zvake achichenjerera kurasikirwa nezvaanazvo nokudaro haawanzi kuruza. Kana munhu akawana makomborero akafanira kuachengetedza uye kuashandisa muungwaru nokuti kana akarasikirwa nawo haazoawanizve.
English Translation
There is no daytime sleeping for a child whose mother has died. Careful people handle their affairs with an eye to not losing what is theirs, and they seldom do lose it; blessings that come one's way have to be guarded and used shrewdly, because once they are gone they will not be had again. Watchfulness is what keeps a fortune in a person's hands.
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This is a variant of
Mwana chingwarire / haapunyutsi mbevaIn the hands of a child who takes care, a mouse stays caught.