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Shona Definition
Kuregerera zvinhu zvakaipa zvichienderera mberi nokuda kwokuita mutsa navapari vemhosva kunouyisa nhamo. Ishe anotonga mhosva nomutsa anorera mbengo dzingangouyisa kurwa pakati pavanhu vake.
English Translation
A healer who is too gentle lets sores rot; letting wrongdoing continue out of softness towards offenders only breeds trouble.
Cultural Context
“Said of a ruler or judge whose leniency in handling cases nurtures troublemakers and invites conflict among his people.”
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