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Ora bo ta di malu, papel muhá mes ta kòrt'abo.

When luck is against you, even wet paper can cut you.

Misfortunes often do not come alone; once luck turns bad, even harmless things go wrong.

Traditional Curaçao Wisdom, Curaçao

Source: Traditional Papiamento proverb, shared Aruba-Bonaire-Curaçao (ABC islands) oral tradition, public-domain oral tradition

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