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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