George Bernard Shaw's epitaph says~
Here is George Bernard Shaw's epitaph:
" I knew if I stayed around long enough、something like this would happen"

I want to know the exact meaning of 'stayed around long enough'
Most of Korean and Japanese translatings are 'idled time away' or 'did shilly-shally' Are they correct? What is your opinion?

내 우물쭈물하다가 언젠가 이럴 줄 알았다.
" 長い間ぐずぐずしていたら、こんなことが起きるだろうと知っていた。"
" もたもたしていたらこうなると思っていた"

Question

George Bernard Shaw's epitaph says~
Here is George Bernard Shaw's epitaph:
" I knew if I stayed around long enough、something like this would happen"

I want to know the exact meaning of 'stayed around long enough'
Most of Korean and Japanese translatings are 'idled time away' or 'did shilly-shally' Are they correct? What is your opinion?

내 우물쭈물하다가 언젠가 이럴 줄 알았다.
" 長い間ぐずぐずしていたら、こんなことが起きるだろうと知っていた。"
" もたもたしていたらこうなると思っていた"

Answer

'If I lived long enough' is the meaning. He is making a joke out of the inevitable. We all die eventually.
W use 'stay around long enough' to imply that we know something bad will happen in a situation.

Last night I saw my father get drunk and fall down. I new if I stayed around long enough, something like this would happen.

Shaw used this common expression to talk about his death.

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당연한 결과를 나올만큼 충분히 살다면이라는 뜻입니다.

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"내 여기 오래 있음 이럴 줄 알았다 (죽을 줄 알았다)" 입니다.

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stay around = to be; to exist; to not go away