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Mari inoda pane imwe

Shona Definition

Mari inowanzoramba ichiwanda pavapfumi varombo vachiishaya zvachose.

English Translation

Wealth tends to pile up where wealth already is: those who have much keep gaining more, while the poor are left with nothing at all.

Cultural Context

“Said of the way riches gather around the already rich, as when gifts flow to the person who needs them least.”

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