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a bird in hand is worth two in the bush
Definition:  it is better to hold onto something you already have, than lose it trying to get something you think is more valuable
Usage:  he withdrew his money from the bank and invested it in a pyramid scheme; he forgot that a bird in hand is worth two in the bush; now he lost all his hard-earned money
SEPEDI
Translation:  nonyana ye tee ka letsogong e phala tše pedi tša nageng
Proverb: bjang bja pitsi ke bja ka mpeng, bja mothama e hwa nabjo
XITSONGA
Translation:  xinyanyana xin’we exandleni xi tlula swimbirhi enhoveni
Proverb: mbyana leyi hanyaka yi tlula nghala leyi feke
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  tshiṋoni tshine tsha vha tshanḓani tshi eḓana na zwivhili zwine zwa vha ḓakani
Proverb: maitazwiṱoma ha fani na madzulafhedzi