Gān jǐng bì xiān jié.

Lit The well with sweet water will be exhausted first.

Fig People of ability are overburdened (and “burn out” early).

Note [Cf. Zhuāngzǐ: Shān Mù; see also néng zhě duō láo and the following entry.]

Topics ABILITY Shān Mù Zhuāngzǐ