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Shona Definition
Kazhinji vamwe vanhu vanowirwa nenhamo nemhosva yokushaya hanya nezvinhu. Asi rufu runouya kuna vose; vachida kana vasingadi.
English Translation
Hardship is often something people bring on themselves through carelessness, but death arrives of its own accord and reaches everyone, willing or not.
Cultural Context
“Used to contrast misfortune one can invite with death, which needs no invitation.”
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