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an ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure
Definition:  to have safety measures in place before a crisis arrives is better than having manpower to implement recovery strategies afterwards
Usage:  they registered on the database to get vaccinated against the pandemic because they knew that an ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure
SEPEDI
Translation:  tšhireletšo e nnyane e phala pheko e kgolo
Proverb: thibela malwetši e phala kalafo
XITSONGA
Translation:  ntiko wa awunsi yo sirhelela wu tlula ntiko wa pawundi yo tshungula
Proverb: ku ka u nga hisi nhova swi tlula ku yi timela
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  thoro ya tsireledzo i eḓana na tshiputo tsha dzilafho
Proverb: matshele ha ḓi luvhili u karusa muthu