look before you leap
Definition:  one should consider the consequences of an action before performing it
Usage:  when you start a business, it is ideal to look before you leap

SEPEDI
Translation:  lebelela pele o ka taboga
Proverb: bohlale ke mahlo, go feka maano ke pelo

XITSONGA
Translation:  languta u nga si tlula
Proverb: timbalu ti huma loyi a orhaka ndzilo

TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  lavhelesa u sa athu u fhufha
Proverb: tshiṱhavhakhomu vhudzisa u sa ḓo ṱhavha na dzi si na mulandu kana lufu