Mchagua jembe si mkulima
MEnglish Translation
He who chooses a hoe is not a farmer
Context & Meaning
A real farmer uses whatever tool is available
Proverb ID
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Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "M"
Mjumbe hauawi
A messenger is not killed
A messenger is not killed
Mwanzo kokochi, mwisho nazi
The beginning is a bud, the end is a coconut
The beginning is a bud, the end is a coconut
Mwangaza mbili moja humponyoka
He who pursues two things at once will miss one
He who pursues two things at once will miss one
Mapenzi ni kikohazi, hayawezi kufichika
Love is like a cough; it cannot be hidden
Love is like a cough; it cannot be hidden
Mwosha hadhuru maiti
The corpse-washer does no harm to the dead
The corpse-washer does no harm to the dead