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Shona Definition
Paupenyu hwavanhu hapana chisina chimwe chinochikurira.
English Translation
Every capable one has someone more capable above him, as the hare was outdone by the tortoise. In human affairs nothing exists that does not have something else able to overcome it.
Cultural Context
“Said to someone who acts as though he is powerful or answerable to no one.”
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