Translation
Getting bitten by something while peeping at it 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 down burrows. The best way to identify what is occupying a burrow is to see what animal is inside.
Application
There is little sympathy for one who knowingly exposes himself to harm.
Similar Proverbs
2. Mazvokuda, kufa namaronda enyora.
3. Mazvokuda, kukangira nyimo muruoko.