I don’t think neither of these sayings are in themselves contradictory. The first could be translated as “I trust your work ethics, but I also know that your hu

I don’t think neither of these sayings are in themselves contradictory. The first could be translated as “I trust your work ethics, but I also know that your human nature will lead you to perform better under supervision”. The second basically says: “God has my back on a number of things, but She also expects me to do my part”.