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Shona Definition
Kazhinji nhamo dzinowira vanhu hadziwiri marombe. Kana pane imwe nzvimbo pakafa vanhu vazhinji, rombe rinobuda risina nevanga rose.
English Translation
Misfortune gives the destitute a wide berth. Disasters tend to strike ordinary people while the beggar and the outcast come through untouched.
Cultural Context
“Remarked when, in a calamity that claims many victims, the person of no standing emerges without a scratch.”
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