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haste makes waste
Definition:  do not rush when executing duties, for rushing to do things might result in making mistakes, and one’s time would have been wasted
Usage:  the students were given 3 hours to finish their exam, but then some just rushed to say they are finished without revising and checking their work; the teacher reminded them that haste makes waste
SEPEDI
Translation:  phakišo e dira tshenyego
Proverb: mafadimagolo ga a ntšhe selo
XITSONGA
Translation:  ku nonoka swi vanga ku lahlekeriwa
Proverb: ku tsutsuma swi tlula hi ku famba khwatsi
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  u ṱavhanya hu vhanga mutshinyalo
Proverb: u gidima hu fhirwa nga u tshimbila