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Be frugal in life to save for the future
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Be frugal in life to save for the future
People live separately, but death is a common fate for all
People have different personalities when alive and different causes of death
Each person is responsible for their own life and death
Each person is responsible for their own life and fate
Everyone has their own unique personality and way of living
Everyone has their own unique life and death
Married couples will be together in life and death
Everyone has their own unique character and habits
To live a long life but have a short and unhappy end
No amount of money is enough when one is alive, but any amount is excessive when one is dead
Live one day at a time
One suffers in life and death
People have different personalities when alive, and different funeral rituals when dead
Enjoy life's pleasures while you can
Remember and honor important occasions and traditions
One's life and death are dependent on the community
Be dependent on others while alive, but return to one's roots when dead
It's better to have something than to long for something more
To raise someone or something with the intention of exploiting them later
To be taken care of from birth to death
To raise someone or something only to exploit or harm them later
Be heavily indebted during life and become a revered spirit after death
A woman's life is controlled by her father before marriage and her husband after marriage
To live in someone's shadow or under their influence
Leading a greedy life will result in a miserable death
Useless when alive, but honored when dead
People often neglect or disregard others when they are alive but pay respects after they pass away
Those who do not help when alive are useless
Enjoy life while you can, even in difficult times
One's legacy is remembered long after they're gone
To take care of someone in life and death
Live a full life, die a timely death
Be prepared for both happy and sad occasions
To cling to something when it's beneficial, but abandon it when it's not
Live simply and work hard, die with no regrets
People often neglect their loved ones when they are alive but honor them after they pass away
Neglecting someone when they need it, but showing off after they're gone
Neglecting someone when they need it, but showing off after they're gone
To be extremely poor
Live for the sake of ancestors, not for personal gain
Prioritize relationships and kindness over selfishness and cruelty
Die with honor rather than live with shame
Prioritizing ancestral heritage over current well-being
To be extremely poor
Everyone will eventually die, no one can take wealth with them
Everyone will eventually die, no one lives forever
Live without purpose or achievement
Die without achieving anything
Prioritize family ties over material wealth
No one can take their wealth with them when they die
No one can live forever
To be controlled by someone else
Live luxuriously, die with dignity
Be content with one's humble life
Being content with one's humble life
One who learns from experience and adapts to situations
Be content with one's circumstances
To live a life of luxury and die with great honor and wealth.
To be treated with great respect and luxury in life and death