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<entry> <ent_seq>2111630</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>きじもなかずばうたれまい</reb> </r_ele> <trans> <trans_det>avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one</trans_det> <trans_det>there is safety in silence</trans_det> <trans_det>the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries</trans_det> </trans> </entry>