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Shona Definition
Munhu haafaniri kutsindika vareri navachengeti vake. Kungangova kuzemwaira kwomwana achituka vabereki vake pachinhambo chokuvatenda nezvavakamuitira kubva achiri mudiki.
English Translation
A louse repays the one who carries it by biting him. People should not injure those who feed and care for them, as a child does who abuses the parents he ought to be thanking for raising him.
Cultural Context
“A remark prompted by ingratitude, especially towards those who brought one up.”
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This is a variant of
Chigare chenda / kudya akaitakuraIt is the louse's settled way of life to feed off the very one who carries it about.