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Shona Definition
Makomborero anowanzovinga vanhu vasingagoni kuashandisa. Zvinogona kuitika kuti munhu asingagoni kurima ndiye opiwa munda mukuru wakaorera.
English Translation
Green maize piles up at the homes of the toothless. Good fortune tends to land on those least able to make use of it — the man who cannot farm is the one handed the big, rich field.
Cultural Context
“Said when a windfall goes to someone unequipped to benefit from it.”
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