cowards die many times before their deaths
Definition:  people with phobias suffer the feared effects of death many times over in their lives
Usage:  he will not pursue his true interests because he constantly worries about what if it does not go well – cowards indeed die many times before their deaths

SEPEDI
Translation:  mafiega a hwa gantši pele mahu a ona a fihla
Proverb: bohwa bja ye tšhupša bo lewa ke ya dinaka

XITSONGA
Translation:  matoya va fa ko tala ya nga si fa swa mampela
Proverb: toya ro va sirha ra le handle

TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  magoswi a fa lunzhi phanḓa ha mpfu dzao dzi tshi swika
Proverb: muḓi wa goswi a u na malila