Chibwereza chidaphetsa kunda.
“Repeating it killed the giant rat.”
Getting away with wrongdoing once does not guarantee the same luck the next time; repeating a risk invites capture.
— Traditional Malawi Wisdom, Malawi
Source: Traditional Malawi (Chichewa) proverb, documented in J.C. Chakanza, "Wisdom of the People: 2000 Chinyanja Proverbs" (CLAIM, Blantyre, 2000)
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