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When someone is told to get the hoe

Proverb in the local language
Ungokutukira badza, ungokupa upfumi.
Proverb's direct translation
The one who urges you to handle a hoe gives you riches.
Proverb's meaning
When people encourage someone to do something, or reprimand him against something, not for their benefit but his.
From: Shona of Zimbabwe and Mozambique

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