Mkono mtupu haulambwi
MEnglish Translation
An empty hand is not licked
Context & Meaning
You must work to earn respect
Proverb ID
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Mwana wa simba ni simba
The child of a lion is a lion
The child of a lion is a lion
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Mchuma janga hula na wakwao
He who earns calamity eats it with his family
He who earns calamity eats it with his family
Mkulima ni mmoja, walaji ni wengi
The farmer is one, but the eaters are many
The farmer is one, but the eaters are many
Msafiri kafiri
A traveller is (like) an unbeliever
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