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one mans junk is another mans treasure
Definition:  something that is less valued by one person may be valuable to the other
Usage:  Patricia threw away the three batteries she was using with her solar, I then took them to the scrapyard and was given R1500.00 in return; I could survive with the money; one man’s junk is another man’s treasure
SEPEDI
Translation:  tšhila ya monna o mongwe ke lehumo la yo mongwe
Proverb: monna ge a ka betwa e mongwe o a ahlamela
XITSONGA
Translation:  leswi nga thyaka eka un’we i rifuwo eka un’wana
Proverb: nghala yi siyela mhisi
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  tshika kha muṅwe munna ndi ndalama kha muṅwe
Proverb: ndi tshidzimba tsha a si na maṋo, tshi litsheni tshi sinele muṋe watsho