Mwenye kuumwa na nyoka akiona jani hustuka
MEnglish Translation
He who has been bitten by a snake starts at the sight of a blade of grass
Context & Meaning
Once bitten, twice shy
Proverb ID
#383Type
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Serve even an unbeliever to attain your own ends
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Mwekaji kisasi haambiwi mwerevu
One who nurses vengeance is not called wise
One who nurses vengeance is not called wise
Mwenye kubebwa hujikaza
He who is carried must cling on
He who is carried must cling on
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When a poor man gets something, his buttocks cry "...
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