Shona
kupona kwehamba yasangana naishe
it is below the chief's dignity to feed on tortoise meat
Tsanagudzo
chinhu chisina maturo kumupfumi, chine basa guru kumurombo chaasingasiyi kana achiona, asi kumupfumi hachitauri chinhu kwaari, nyangwe akachiona haachitori, kana kuita hanyn'a nacho
What the Words Say
it is below the chief's dignity to feed on tortoise meat
What It Means
small things arrest not the attention of great men.