Bù qí mǎ, bù shuāijiāo; bù dǎshuǐ, bù diào shāo.

不騎馬, 不摔跤, 不打水, 不掉梢。

Lit [If you] don't ride a horse, [you] won't fall off; [if you] don't draw water, [you] won't drop the bucket.

Fig If one does nothing, one commits no errors.

Note [Rhyme; see also duō zuò, duō cuò below.]

Topics ADVICE CAUTION CONSERVATISM PRUDENCE rhyme