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#32 - Don’t cry over spilt milk

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English

Don’t cry over spilt milk

Spanish

Agua pasada no mueve molino

Passed water doesn't move the mill

Hindi

अब पछताए होत क्या, जब चिड़िया चुग गई खेत।

Why regret now, when the bird has eaten the field?

Swahili

Maji yakimwagika hayazoleki.

If water is split, it cannot be gathered up.

Chinese

覆水难收

Spilt water can't be gathered up.

Russian

В одну реку нельзя войти дважды.

One cannot enter the same river twice.

Arabic

لا تبكِ على اللبن المسكوب

Crying does not avail over what has passed
Shared Wisdom: Never look back

Percentage represents common usage of key words
Water (river) - 57% coincidence (4 of 7 languages)
Spill - 57% coincidence (4 of 7 languages)
Cry - 43% coincidence (3 of 7 languages)

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