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#23 - Too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the soup

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English

Too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the soup

Spanish

Un médico cura, dos dudan y tres muerte segura

One doctor cures, two doubt, three sure death

Hindi

Dhair yogi, matth ujaadai.

Many yogis ruined the monastery.

Swahili

Wapishi wengi huharibu mchuzi

Too many chef broke the sauce

Chinese

一个和尚打水吃,两个和尚抬水吃,三个和尚没水吃。

One monk drew water to eat, two monks carried water to eat, and three monks had no water to eat.

Russian

У семи нянек дитя без глазу.

Seven nannies have a child without an eye.

Arabic

من كثر الطباخين خربت الطبخة

Too many cooks ruined the dish
Shared Wisdom: Big groups are inefficient
Cook - 43% coincidence (3 of 7 languages)
Food dish - 43% coincidence (3 of 7 languages)
Many + participants -----> bad result - 57% coincidence (4 of 7 languages)

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