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Grangou se mizè, vant plen se traka

Hunger is misery, a full belly is trouble

— Haitian proverb —

hunger, wealth

Neither state is peace. Wanting and having each bring their own problems.

Grangou se mizè, vant plen se traka — Hunger is misery, a full belly is trouble
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