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Shona Definition
Vanhu vazhinji vanoda kutanga vagutsa zvido zvavo ipapo vozoyeukawo zvido zvevamwe. Zvekare vanoti kana pave pakudya, vanokanganwa pwere asi kana voda kudzituma vodziyeuka.
English Translation
There is neither fairness nor duty in a generosity that begins only after you have filled your own stomach. Children are remembered when there is an errand to run, but overlooked when there is food to share.
Cultural Context
“Aimed at elders who rely on youngsters to be sent on errands yet fail to reward them.”
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