People want to avoid the dew before they become wet.
More Japanese Proverbs:
Never admit that there is a tomorrow.Japanese
Children yoke parents to the past, present and future.
Japanese
Even when he has not eaten, a samurai wields his toothpick.
Japanese
Better than a banquet somewhere else is a good cup of tea and a bowl of rice at home.
Japanese
Cover your head, and not cover your bottom.
Japanese
True patience consists in bearing what is unbearable.
Japanese