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Kurava mbudzi nedzisipo, kurava nedzava matowo.

tsumoproverbchiShona

Also: Kurava mbudzi nedzisipo, kurava nedzava matoo.

Translation
“Counting goats that are not here means counting ones that are already hides.”
Meaning
Do not count on things you cannot see or check. What is absent may already be lost.