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Shona Definition
Rega kukambidzira chinhu chisati chasvika panguva yacho. Kana ukanzwa imwe nhau ingakarokufadza wakafanira kuiregera dzamara yazosvika nenzira inokuuyisira mufaro uzere.
English Translation
Do not snatch at something before it has come to maturity; eggs make no stew, but birds do. Hold back and let a matter ripen, and you will enjoy its full reward instead of a fraction of it.
Cultural Context
“Applied, for example, to someone tempted to take a decent-paying job before completing training, thereby losing the better post his qualification would have secured.”
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