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Zuma da zaƙi da harba.
“Honey with sweetness and a sting.”
-Hausa proverb

Explanation: Things often possess dual natures. This is the essence of this proverb’s meaning. The reward of honey (zuma), its sweetness (zaƙi), cannot be accessed in nature without having to contend with its guardians–the bees (ƙudan zuma) and their dreaded sting (harba). This proverb teaches us that gain is also accompanied by risk.