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<entry> <ent_seq>2834558</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>甘井先ず竭く</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>かんせいまずつく</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <misc>&proverb;</misc> <gloss>the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long</gloss> <gloss g_type="lit">the well with sweet water will be the first to run dry</gloss> </sense> </entry>