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Jiin buu oafnli, pid iuo kixn'iw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin buu oarn'li, pid iuo kin'iw.; Jiin buu oarn'li, pid iuo kin/kun'iw. [[...]] 

He who does not plan for the future will find trouble at his doorstep.

人無遠慮,必有近憂。

Oarn zai chienlie, kin zai gafncieen. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oarn zai chiefn'lie, kin zai garn'cieen.; Oarn zai chiefn'lie, kin/kun zai garn'cieen. [[...]] 

found close by (Lit. Distant a thousand miles, yet near and before one's eyes.)

遠在千里,近在眼前。

Oafnzuie laan kiux kixnhøea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oarn'zuie laan kiux kin'hoea.; Oarn'zuie laan kiux kin/kun'høea. [[...]] 

Aid, if not immediate, is useless. (Lit. It is difficult to put out the fire in one's neighborhood with distant water.)

遠水難救近火。

oafnsuie lankiux kixnhoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oarn'suie laan'kiux kin'hoea; oarn'suie laan'kiux kin/kun'høea [[...]] 

Help, to be effectual, must be speedy. (Lit. Water from afar cannot quench a fire nearby.)

遠水難救近火

u: oarn'kun 遠近 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.] [#43128]

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