We can't estimate the amount of water in the ocean by the pound. Thus, a man can't forecast his future

凡人(범인)은
不可逆相(불가역상)이요

海水(해수)는
不可斗量(불가두량)이니라

무릇 사람은
앞질러 점칠 수 없고,
바닷물은
말(斗)로 헤아릴 수 없다.

We can't estimate the amount of water in the ocean by the pound. Thus, a man can't forecast his future.

-明心寶鑑•省心篇上-


凡무릇범,
逆거스릴역,미리역,
相서로상,
逆相(역상):
앞질러 점친다는 뜻/
逆億(역억):미리 짐작함,
海바다해,斗말두,量헤아릴량,