Caveat: 도둑 맞고 사립문 고친다

I found this aphorism in my aphorism book.

도둑 맞고 사립문 고친다
do.duk mat.go sa.rip.mun go.chin.da
thief visit-CONJ hedge-gate repair-PRES
The thief visits and [then you] repair the hedge gate.

Clearly, this is the same as “Closing the barn door after the horse has already left the barn.”
I’d say more, but that horse has bolted.
[daily log: walking, 6.5km]

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