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when days are dark, friends are few
Definition:  people who usually claim to care about you, turn not to be found when you are facing challenges or problems
Usage:  when I had money, I had people calling themselves my friends, but since I used all my money to pay my hospital fees, they are nowhere to be found; now I realize that when days are dark, friends are few
SEPEDI
Translation:  ge matšatši a ntshofetše, bagwera ke ba mmalwa
Proverb: diphala tša mona marula di a tloga
XITSONGA
Translation:  loko masiku ma ri munyama, vanghana i vatsongo
Proverb: hlanta ngati u vona hi xaka, hlanta byala ku tsaka vanghana
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  musi maḓuvha o swifhala, khonani ndi ṱhukhu
Proverb: mushaaṱhama tsinde ḽa vhulaḓa