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if you want something done right, do it yourself
Definition:  one cannot always rely on others to do things correctly or how that person wants them to be done
Usage:  I asked my son to irrigate the plants for me, he did not use the sprinkler and that eroded the topsoil; I should have known that if you want something done right, do it yourself
SEPEDI
Translation:  ge o nyaka selo se dirwa ka maleba, se dire ka bowena
Proverb: pela e hlokile mosela ka go romeletša
XITSONGA
Translation:  loko u lava swin’wana swi endliwa kahle, endla hi wexe
Proverb: mangwa yi pfumale timhondzo hi ku rhumisa
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  arali u tshi ṱoḓa tshithu tshi tshi itwa nga nḓila yone, tshi ite iwe muṋe
Proverb: mbila yo kundwa mutshila nga u rumela