Shona
Chava chigondora chava chimombe kukona (kutadza) kutunga urema hwacho
What was a bullock is now a grown beast / If it cannot gore that is its stupidity; A bullock is already a beast, if it fails to gore it is because of its stupidity.
Tsanagudzo
Munhu anenge ayaruka kana achitadza kuzviriritira hunenge hwava hurema hwake. Kana munhu akaroora kana kuroorwa anofanira kugona kufambisa imba yake pachake.
What the Words Say
What was a bullock is now a grown beast / If it cannot gore that is its stupidity; A bullock is already a beast, if it fails to gore it is because of its stupidity.
What It Means
A grown man is expected to support his family; Failure to accomplish something is not because of lack of talent or experience and not because of his age.
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