入いるを量はかりて出いずるを為なす

expression, godan verb (-su)

live within your means; cut your coat according to your cloth

Proverb advising to assess one's income before spending; equivalent to 'consider your income before spending'.

• 入いるを量はかりて出いずるを為なすという言こと葉ばがあるように、収しゅう入にゅうに見み合あった生せい活かつを心こころがけたい。

  As the saying goes, 'live within your means,' I want to try to live a life that matches my income.