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proverb [proverb]

Kazi mbaya si mchezo mwema

Maana (Definition)

Proverb teaching that even low-paying labor is far more honorable than remaining idle.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

Bad work is better than idle play / Useful labor beats idling

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

kazi ni kazi

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Proverb
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Tafuta hata kibarua maana kazi mbaya si mchezo mwema."

Translation: Find even manual labor because bad work is better than idle play.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Kazi
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