"工欲善其事,必先利其器"用英語怎麼說?

“工欲善其事,必先利其器”,出自《論語》,意思工匠想要很好地完成工作,必須先把工具弄得鋒利好用。比喻要做好一件事,準備工作是很重要的(In order to do something well, one needs to make preparations)。可以翻譯爲“a workman must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well”。

例句

工欲善其事,必先利其器。如果你想早點完成這份工作,你應該買一臺新的打印機了。

A workman must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well. If you want to finish the work earlier, you should buy a new printer.