proverb [proverb]

Wivu haujengi

Maana (Definition)

Harboring envy toward others brings no personal gain and only causes bitterness.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

Jealousy builds nothing / Envy is destructive

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

wivu ni ushenzi

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Wisdom

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Fanya kazi yako kwa bidii, wivu haujengi."

Translation: Work hard at your own affairs, jealousy builds nothing.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Busara