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Translating English literature, pens second half of proverb (6,2,7)

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I believe the answer is:

repent at leisure

'second half of proverb' is the definition.
('act in haste, repent at leisure')

'translating english literature pens' is the wordplay.
'translating' indicates an anagram.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'e'+'literature'+'pens'='eliteraturepens'
'eliteraturepens' is an anagram of 'REPENT AT LEISURE'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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