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Shona Definition
Kana munhu akasvikirwa nenhamo iye anga akazvigadzirira hazvityisi. Sokuti munhu otanga aona mutswi (wokutsemuka) pamadziro emba ndokubudisa midziyo yose sare imba yoondomokera mukati musisina chinhu hazvina munhu anozvirwadzira mwoyo.
English Translation
Trouble that finds you already prepared holds no terror. The example given is of a man who spots a crack in his wall and clears everything out of the house, so that when it falls in nothing is lost and no one grieves.
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This is a variant of
Dzatsvo kuuya / nyemba kutsva dzarungwaIf beans are to catch and burn, the fortunate thing is that it happens once the salt is already in them.