Provençal expression

vèndre la pèu de la bèsti avans de l'agué tuado

Wisdom

Literal translation

to sell the beast's hide before having killed it

Meaning

to count one's chickens before they hatch

Explanation

A warning against counting on a gain before it is secured, like selling the beast's hide before having killed it.

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