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adversity and loss make a man wise
Definition:  people gain wisdom from the experience of difficult times than that of prosperous times
Usage:  because adversity and loss make a man wise, I now know that everyone eat the fruit of their own labor, after losing my parents in an accident
SEPEDI
Translation:  mahloko le tahlegelo di ruta monna bohlale
Proverb: bohlale bo tšwa lebading
XITSONGA
Translation:  ku tikeriwa na ku lahlekeriwa swi endla leswaku munhu a tlhariha
Proverb: u tiva eka kokwana hi ku kombiwa
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  musi muvhi na ndozwo zwi ita uri munna a ṱalifhe
Proverb: maano a vhambwa nga luvhadzi