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Shona Definition
Vamwe vanhu vanovanza zvavanoita kana vari pana vanhu asi kana vangoti pote pakavanda vobva vozviita.
English Translation
Just like you, daughter-in-law, to flee a snake while others are watching and then be perfectly at ease with it once you are by yourself. People keep up appearances in company and behave quite differently the moment they are out of sight.
Cultural Context
“Thrown at pretenders and hypocrites, particularly when they hold forth about morals and condemn wrongdoers.”
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