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Shona Definition
Munhu rega kushora nokutsindika chinhu chinokubatsira uchifunga kuti zvimwe nhamo yapfuura asi iyo ichiri kuuya.
English Translation
Do not turn on someone who helps you while you still depend on that help. Ingratitude towards a benefactor is foolish when the hard times are not yet behind you.
Cultural Context
“Said of a person who quarrels with the one sheltering and feeding him before the famine has passed.”
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This is a variant of
Wazarira bako / mvura ichada kunayaThe rain is still coming down, and already you have shut up the cave.