What does “Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente” mean in Costa Rica?

If you don’t stay alert, you miss out.

Word for word: The shrimp that falls asleep gets carried off by the current.

How to say it

ca·ma·rón que se duer·me se lo lle·va la co·rrien·te

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