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Shona Definition
Munhu inzwawo mazano evamwe urege kuzozvichema woti dai ndakaziva asi izvo zvinhu zvacho zvatoitika.
English Translation
Once other people's harvest is already in, that is no time to turn your mind to ploughing the field. Take in the advice others give you while it can still help, instead of wailing "if only I had known" after the thing has happened.
Cultural Context
“The book illustrates it with a child who is forever warned against walking about in the dark and only takes the warning seriously once a snake has bitten him.”
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