"人無遠慮,必有近憂" meaning in Chinese

See 人無遠慮,必有近憂 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proverb

IPA: /ʐən³⁵ u³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /jɐn²¹ mou̯²¹ jyːn¹³ lɵy̯²² piːt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³ kɐn²² jɐu̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 人无远虑,必有近忧 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》) Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·衞靈公》)}} (《論語·衞靈公》) Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 人無遠慮,必有近憂
  1. He who gives no thought to problems of the future is sure to be beset by worries much closer at hand
    Sense id: en-人無遠慮,必有近憂-zh-proverb-AbZXFSHB Categories (other): Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "人無遠慮,必有近憂"
}

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