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Shona Definition
Kana munhu achinge asina chake haafaniri kutoita zvokuda kusarudza kana kukambira zvinhu zviri pamusoro. Anofanira kumirira anyerere dzamara azotambira zvaanenge atopiwa.
English Translation
A person with nothing of his own should keep himself in check rather than pick and choose; the milk belongs to whoever owns the cattle.
Cultural Context
“Applied to someone dependent on others, urging him to wait quietly and accept what he is given instead of hankering after the best.”
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