Translation
Getting bitten by something you dug up is by choice.
Inspiration
Edible mice (mbeva) and insects (e.g. the large edible sand cricket called gurwe) are in some instances collected by digging in the soil.
Application
There is little sympathy for one who knowingly exposes himself to harm.
Similar Proverbs
2. Mazvokuda, kufa namaronda enyora.