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Shona Definition
Pamunhu anowira mungozi kana kufa nechinhu chokuzvisarudzira achida, vanhu havamunzwiri tsitsi.
English Translation
When someone comes to grief through a danger he chose for himself, others feel no pity. A reckless act that ends badly earns no mourning.
Cultural Context
“Said, for instance, of a man killed at a beer party he had been warned to stay away from, whose death draws little sympathy.”
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