"man proposes, God disposes" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "From Medieval Latin \"Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit\", coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "proverb",
        "head": "man proposes, God disposes"
      },
      "expansion": "man proposes, God disposes",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Russian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Things don't always work out as they were planned."
      ],
      "id": "en-man_proposes,_God_disposes-en-proverb-hJFoU0rN",
      "links": [
        [
          "always",
          "always"
        ],
        [
          "plan",
          "plan"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "man plans and God laughs"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "謀事在人，成事在天"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "谋事在人"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "móushì zài rén, chéngshì zài tiān",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "成事在天"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "člověk míní, pánbůh mění"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "de mens wikt, God beschikt"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "ihminen päättää, Jumala säätää"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "l’homme propose et Dieu dispose"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "ember tervez, Isten végez"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "is tusa a dúirt agus ní hé Dia"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "człowiek strzela, Pan Bóg kule nosi"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "o homem põe e Deus dispõe"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "omul propune, Dumnezeu dispune"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čelovék predpolagájet, a box raspolagájet",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "челове́к предполага́ет, а бог располага́ет"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "človek mieni, pánboh mení"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "el hombre propone y Dios dispone"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "Människan spår, gud rår."
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "mưu sự tại nhân, thành sự tại thiên"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "man proposes, God disposes"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From Medieval Latin \"Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit\", coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "proverb",
        "head": "man proposes, God disposes"
      },
      "expansion": "man proposes, God disposes",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English proverbs",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Russian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Things don't always work out as they were planned."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "always",
          "always"
        ],
        [
          "plan",
          "plan"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "man plans and God laughs"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "謀事在人，成事在天"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "谋事在人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "móushì zài rén, chéngshì zài tiān",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "成事在天"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "člověk míní, pánbůh mění"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "de mens wikt, God beschikt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "ihminen päättää, Jumala säätää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "l’homme propose et Dieu dispose"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "ember tervez, Isten végez"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "is tusa a dúirt agus ní hé Dia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "człowiek strzela, Pan Bóg kule nosi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "o homem põe e Deus dispõe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "omul propune, Dumnezeu dispune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čelovék predpolagájet, a box raspolagájet",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "челове́к предполага́ет, а бог располага́ет"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "človek mieni, pánboh mení"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "el hombre propone y Dios dispone"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "Människan spår, gud rår."
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "mưu sự tại nhân, thành sự tại thiên"
    }
  ],
  "word": "man proposes, God disposes"
}