If you have no teeth, do not break the clay cooking pot.
More Zambian Proverbs:
When your luck deserts you, even cold food burns.Zambian
Things that are stolen will really never make you rich.
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You can trust your brother, your father, your mother, but never your wife.
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It is inevitable that two thighs will rub against each other.
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You have to look after wealth, but knowledge looks after you.
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You learn a lot about a man by his behavior when hungry.
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