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Be wary of a kind single man

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Proverb in the local language
Dziri nyasha dzei tsvimborume kupisika mwana wemvana madzihwa?
Proverb's direct translation
What mercy for an unmarried man to wipe clean the nose of a single mother’s child?
Proverb's meaning
One who does something because one has something to gain.
Equivalent proverb
The fox guarding the chicken house.
From: Shona of Zimbabwe.

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