Wèicéng shuǐ lái, xiān lēi bà.

未曾水來先壘壩。

Lit Before the floods come, build dikes first.

Fig In good times provisions should be made for bad times. “Save against a rainy day.”

Note [Cf. Shī Gōng Ān, chap. 147; see also qíng gān kāi shuǐdào above.]

Topics CAUTION PLANNING PREPARATION SAVING Shī_Gōng_Ān