Meaning: Act while a worthwhile opportunity is available, and meet difficulty with patience. The verse combines timely effort with endurance, but neither urgency nor patience guarantees happiness, and a necessary delay or a decision to decline can be reasonable.
Meaning: An accidental spoken remark can be harder to undo than a physical stumble. The saying encourages care before speaking, while leaving room for honest correction and apology; words already heard cannot simply be treated as though they were never said.
