the good die young

Proverb

 * 1) Well-regarded people who are morally upright, kind, and beneficent tend to die at a younger age than do most people.

Usage notes

 * Often used sarcastically or gloomily with the connotation that justice is lacking in the moral order of the world.

Translations

 * Korean: 착한 사람은 요절한다, 착한 사람이 요절한다, 둏은 나무부터 띡히구 못 쓰는 낭그느 깉는다, 나무도 쓸 만한 것이 먼저 베인다, 곧은 나무 쉬 꺾인다