死しんで花はな実みが咲さくものか

expression

once you're dead, that's it

Proverb meaning that nothing good comes from dying; life must be lived to bear fruit. Often used to discourage reckless or self-destructive behavior.

• 「死しんで花はな実みが咲さくものか」という言こと葉ばがあるように、命いのちを粗そ末まつにしてはいけない。

  As the saying goes, 'Once you're dead, that's it,' so you mustn't throw your life away.