Don’t lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen

Similar English and Irish sayings:

To lock the stable-door after the horse is stolen To lock the stable-door after the horse is stolen
You can’t close the stable door after the horse has bolted You can’t close the stable door after the horse has bolted
He that seeks a horse or a wife without fault, has neither steed in his stable nor angel in his bed He that seeks a horse or a wife without fault, has neither steed in his stable nor angel in his bed

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