習ならわぬ経きょうは読よめぬ

expression

you can't do something if you don't know how to do it

Proverb meaning that without learning or practice, one cannot perform a task. The literal meaning is 'you can't read a sutra you haven't learned'.

• 習ならわぬ経きょうは読よめぬというから、まずは基き本ほんをしっかり学まなぼう。

  As the saying goes, you can't read a sutra you haven't learned, so let's first learn the basics thoroughly.