בְּרוֹב חוֹבְלִים תִּטְבַּעְנָה הַסְּפִינוֹת

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Too many sailors sink the ships/ too many cooks spoil the broth

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: when many people manage or handle a particular matter, there is a danger that it will fail or be mishandled; when there is no single leadership, management breaks down. ‘A pot with many partners is neither hot nor cold’ (literally, ḥovlim means sailors).

("A pot with many cooks neither heats nor cools." And when they unite their actions and their counsel is established in one advice and a spirit of division does not come between them, nor does their counsel change nor does their thought differ. Therefore the proverbs say: 'Too many sailors sink the ships, but with one head a city is established.' - Otzar HaMidrashim (Eisenstein) Yehoshua ben Levi, 212)