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Shona Definition
Kazhinji uya munhu anogarotambudzika ndiye anoti kana akawana chinhu anowana chisina kumaturo kwose. Zvinowanzoitika ndezvokuti vafumi ndivo vanoita mhanza asi varombo vachinyanya kuramba vachishaya zvinovakwanira.
English Translation
A poor man never brings down game whose hide is worth anything. Those who are always struggling tend to gain only worthless things, while the well-off get the lucky breaks and grow richer.
Cultural Context
“Said about the irony that the needy rarely manage to improve their situation.”
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