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Chinono chine ingwe bere rinodya richifamba ENGLISH EXPLANATION When something has to be done it should be done without delay. ‘He who hesitates  is lost’. This proverb may be applied to a hesitant suitor. If he wants to court a girl he must not waste time, or else some other fellow will get in first.

Kubaya tange hama vatorwa vakutye. ENGLISH EXPLANATION When in authority, it is wise to discipline your close relatives before you discipline others. Unless people are assured of your impartiality, even towards your own relatives, they will not respect you.

Chikweya ndechembwa chomunhu chinotevera. ENGLISH EXPLANATION No matter how slow or lazy a person may be, he will find a way of helping himself to survive.

Matukirwo ababa kunema mwana ENGLISH EXPLANATION A person who wishes to make a complaint against an elder, occasionally reprimands a child in the presence of the elder. The latter may then realise that the remark is actually directed against him. The proverb recommends the wisdom of being rather indirect in criticising elders who easily take offence.