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Shona Definition
Rushoma kuti munhu ane mwoyo wakanaka atendwe navanhu vose. Munhu wakadai kazhinji ndiye anowanzotsindikwa pamusana pamabasa ake akanaka.
English Translation
A generous person is seldom thanked by everyone; more often it is precisely the kind-hearted who get trampled on because of the good they do. Kindness can be repaid with harm.
Cultural Context
“Quoted as a warning to be careful about offering help to someone whose character one does not yet know.”
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This is a variant of
Samwoyochena / ndiye nyamutsvirwa nembaIt is the generous, good-hearted person whose house ends up burnt down. Kindness is often repaid with misfortune.