Man skal ikke sælge skindet, før bjørnen er skudt.
“One should not sell the bear's skin before the bear is shot.”
Do not count on the rewards of something before it has actually been achieved.
— Traditional Denmark Wisdom, Denmark
Source: Traditional Danish proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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