Mombe yenzuma kufuma ivete kufunga chakadya nyanga dzayo

Mombe yenzuma kufuma ivete kufunga chakadya nyanga dzayo.

English Direct Translation

A hornless ox lying down early in the morning puzzles over what ate up (hindered the growth of) its horns.

Variants

SHONA EXPLANATION

Kuona munhu akanyarara achipishana nepfungwa anenge achinetseka nezviri pamwoyo wake.

ENGLISH EXPLANATION

A person will ponder persistently over something which affects him deeply. The proverb may well be used by a once prosperous business man who has gone bankrupt.