죽기는 섧지 않으나 늙기가 섧다 -- It is more sorrowful to grow old than to die.

This proverb reminds us that growing itself can be more painful and heartbreaking than death. (죽는 것보다 늙는 것이 더 가슴 아프고 안타깝다는 말. )

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• 죽다: to die
• 살다: to live
• 섧다: to be sorrowful
• 늙다: to grow old