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Shona Definition
Munhu akagarika ndouya ane pfuma yake; uya murombo anotambudzwa noushayi hwake. Nerumwe rutivi tingati munhu wose anofanira kuziva kuti mugumo wake rufu. Hakuna anorarama nokusingaperi samatombo.
English Translation
Only the dead are truly settled; for anyone still living, the spear of trouble is always close behind. The person of means enjoys security while the poor man is ground down by want, yet nobody lasts for ever like a stone.
Cultural Context
“Quoted to check boasting about one's comfort or strength, since death is the end awaiting everyone.”
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This is a variant of
Chigere ibwe / muti unowaIt is the rock that stays put; a tree, however big, eventually comes down. Nothing standing is as permanent as it looks.