KwaunobvaTsumoUpfumiNgwena haidyi chebamba chayo chinoza neronga.

Tsumo · Upfumi

Ngwena haidyi chebamba chayo chinoza neronga.

Zvinorehwa

Munhu womupfumi ane unhu haawanzi kudya zvokukwata. Anodya chete izvo anenge avigirwa kana zviya zvaanenge akokerwa.

What it means

A wealthy person of good character rarely eats greedily; they only eat what they have been served or properly invited to.

Word for word

The crocodile does not live on raids; its food comes along the water way.

Mamwe mataurirwo

Muromo unodya chawapiwa.

Kuuya pamba kwomusvitsa hunger abvisirwa chuma. (M)

Dzimwe tsumo dzeupfumi

Dzose

Tsumo · Upfumi

01 / 03

Zundu kugara mundove hunzi neni ndava mombewo.

What it means

Someone who stays close to a person of high status wants to be seen as important too; likewise a poor person who spends time among the wealthy starts to act as if they, too, are wealthy.

Verenga

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