noun
failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term
A yojijukugo proverb warning that neglecting future planning brings immediate trouble. Often used in formal or advisory contexts.
目先の利益だけを追うと、遠慮近憂という結果になりかねない。
If you chase only immediate profits, you may end up with the situation described by the proverb 'failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term'.
遠慮近憂の言葉通り、今のうちに将来の準備をしておくべきだ。
As the saying goes, 'failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term,' so we should prepare for the future now.
A yojijukugo derived from classical Chinese thought, combining 遠慮 (distant consideration) and 近憂 (near worry) to express that lack of foresight causes immediate distress.