稲は萎え稲を刈れ、麦は男麦を刈れ

Reading
いねはなえいねをかれ、むぎはおむぎをかれ
English
① Harvest rice when it droops, harvest barely just before ② To everything there is a season
Notes
With rice稲, harvest刈 drooping萎 rice-stalks稲, with barely麦, harvest刈 [mature barely>男麦
Origin
動植物
proverbsKotoKen 2