Meaning of the word "call no man happy till he dies" in English

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call no man happy till he dies

US /kɔːl noʊ mæn ˈhæpi tɪl hi daɪz/
UK /kɔːl nəʊ mæn ˈhæpi tɪl hi daɪz/
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Idiom

one should not judge a person's life as successful or happy until it has reached its end, as fortunes can change at any moment

Example:
He seemed to have everything, but as the proverb says, call no man happy till he dies.
After the scandal broke, we realized why they say call no man happy till he dies.