Shona

Pagara murimi pagara mupopoti

Where there lives a farmer there lives a grumbler; Where there is a farmer there is a querulous man.

Tsanagudzo

Kana munhu achibudirira pakurima zvinoreva kuti munhu wacho musevenzi.

What the Words Say

Where there lives a farmer there lives a grumbler; Where there is a farmer there is a querulous man.

What It Means

A farmer is never satisfied with the work done for him; An industrous person, especially a farmer, is ever busy. He is inclined to harass his workers or members of his family and so appears to be always complaining.