- English translation
For every worry under the sun, there is a heart meant to carry it.
- Literal wording
Every care in the world has a heart intended especially for it.
- Meaning and lesson
The proverb imagines each worry in the world as having its own heart, deliberately set aside to hold it. The image is figurative, not a claim that particular people are destined for particular troubles. Its point is simple: no heart is ever entirely free of care, because trouble is part of everyone's lot.
Spoken to someone who feels singled out by hardship, it can ease the complaint by reminding them that every person carries some burden. It may also sound resigned, quietly accepting that worry will always find somewhere to settle.
- When it is used
Suitable when consoling someone who believes their troubles are uniquely heavy, or when reflecting with quiet acceptance that a fresh worry has arrived. It frames hardship as something shared by all rather than as personal bad luck.
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