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#26 - When it rains, it pours

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English

When it rains, it pours

Spanish

A perro flaco, todo son pulgas

To a skinny dog, everything is fleas

Hindi

गरीबी में आटा गीला।

In poverty, the flour becomes wet

Swahili

Kwa maskini, kila kitu ni kero

For the poor everything is a nuisance

Chinese

屋漏又逢连夜雨

The house leaks and it rains overnight

Russian

На бедного Макара все шишки валятся.

All the pinecones fall on poor Makar.

Arabic

إذا وقع الجمل كترت السكاكي

If the camel falls, knives are cut out
Shared Wisdom: Things can always get worse

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