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Urombo hahuurayi

Shona Definition

Urombo hunoshungurudza mwoyo womunhu asi haafi. Varombo vanozvisimbaradza netsumo iyi munguva yokutambura kwavo.

English Translation

Being poor torments the heart, but it does not take a person's life away.

Cultural Context

“Poor people say it to steady themselves while they are going through hard times.”

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