Rufu haruwaridzirwi bonde.
“Death does not have a mat spread out ready for it in advance.”
No one can fully prepare for the unexpected, especially for death, which comes without notice.
— Traditional Zimbabwe Wisdom, Zimbabwe
Source: Traditional Shona proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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