来得早不如来得巧

arriving early can't beat coming at the right time / perfect timing

to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next

to emerge (from a comparison) / to come out as / to be competent or equal to

to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

to have to / must / ought to / to need to

early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to

as / as if / such as

tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)

opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely