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Mizè ka fè makak manjé piman.

Misery makes the monkey eat pepper.

When a person is left with no good options, hardship forces them into doing things they would normally never do.

Traditional Grenada Wisdom, Grenada

Source: Traditional Grenadian Kwéyòl (French Creole) proverb, documented in Fimber Frank, "MYROTE Volume I: Serious Thoughts on Paper" (2022), as reported by NOW Grenada, "Grenadian author captures French Antillean Creole (Patois) in new book" (2022)

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