Proverb from South Africa

Zulu

Isihlalandawonye sadhla amajwabu.

“The one who sits in one place ate the skin-scrapings.”

Meaning

Idleness leaves you with nothing but scraps. Bryant: the idler “had nothing better by reason of his indolence.”

Bryant uses the older spelling dhl. In today’s Zulu spelling it is “Isihlalandawonye sadla amajwabu.”

What is a proverb? A short, well-known, and memorable saying that expresses a common truth, practical experience, or piece of advice.