人無遠慮，必有近憂

See also: 人无远虑，必有近忧

Chinese

		man; person; people	not have	foresight; long view; to plan far ahead		certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	immediate concern
trad. (人無遠慮，必有近憂)		人	無	遠慮	，	必	有	近憂
simp. (人无远虑，必有近忧)		人	无	远虑	，	必	有	近忧

From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):

子曰：「人無遠慮，必有近憂。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

子曰：「人无远虑，必有近忧。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǐyuē: “Rén wú yuǎnlǜ, bì yǒu jìnyōu.” [Pinyin]

The Master said, "If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand."

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rén wú yuǎnlǜ, bì yǒu jìnyōu

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄩˋ , ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ mou⁴ jyun⁵ leoi⁶, bit¹ jau⁵ gan⁶ jau¹

人無遠慮，必有近憂

He who gives no thought to problems of the future is sure to be beset by worries much closer at hand

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