"急がば回れ" meaning in Japanese

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      "name": "m"
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        "t": "go round",
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        "3": "回れ",
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        "tr": "maware"
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          "急",
          "いそ"
        ],
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          "回",
          "まわ"
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    {
      "form": "isogaba maware",
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      "glosses": [
        "more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race"
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        [
          "more haste, less speed",
          "more haste, less speed"
        ],
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          "slow and steady wins the race",
          "slow and steady wins the race"
        ]
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        {
          "roman": "awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "慌",
              "あわ"
            ],
            [
              "乞食",
              "こじき"
            ],
            [
              "貰",
              "もら"
            ],
            [
              "少",
              "すく"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない"
        },
        {
          "roman": "seite wa koto o shisonjiru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "急",
              "せ"
            ],
            [
              "事",
              "こと"
            ],
            [
              "仕損",
              "しそん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "急いては事を仕損じる"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "急がば回れ"
}

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      "form": "isogaba maware",
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      "glosses": [
        "more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race"
      ],
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        [
          "more haste, less speed",
          "more haste, less speed"
        ],
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          "slow and steady wins the race",
          "slow and steady wins the race"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai",
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        [
          "慌",
          "あわ"
        ],
        [
          "乞食",
          "こじき"
        ],
        [
          "貰",
          "もら"
        ],
        [
          "少",
          "すく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "seite wa koto o shisonjiru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "急",
          "せ"
        ],
        [
          "事",
          "こと"
        ],
        [
          "仕損",
          "しそん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "急いては事を仕損じる"
    }
  ],
  "word": "急がば回れ"
}