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Shona Definition
Munhu wenhamo anogaronangwa nayo nguva nenguva. Kana nhamo ikasvika pamusha werugare inokurumidza kupera. Pfuma naiyo, inonzvenga pamurombo ichinamatira pavapfumi.
English Translation
Suffering keeps returning to the same households: the person already burdened is struck again and again, while in a settled home it soon passes. Wealth behaves the same way, avoiding the poor man and sticking to those who already have.
Cultural Context
“Said of the cruel irony of fate, which seems to let down most those who have already been let down.”
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