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Shona Definition
Ruzhinji vaya vanhu vanotaridzika sevakachenjera ndivo vanokundikana papfungwa dzezvoupenyu hwavo. Vaya vasingafungidzirwi kuti vangaita zvinobudirira ndivo vanoita zvinhu zvinogona kuvabatsira pakurarama.
English Translation
Those who look the sharpest are often the ones who come unstuck in the business of daily living, while the people nobody expects much of manage to look after themselves quite well.
Cultural Context
“Said when someone of no great reputation copes better in practical life than the supposedly clever.”
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