人ひとの蠅はえを追おうより己おのれの蠅はえを追おえ

expression

take care of yourself before you take care of others

Proverb advising that one should address one's own problems before trying to help others with theirs. Literally: 'Rather than chasing away someone else's flies, chase away your own flies.'

• 「人ひとの蠅はえを追おうより己おのれの蠅はえを追おえ」という諺ことわざがある。

  There is a proverb that says, 'Take care of yourself before you take care of others.'