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借(か)りる時(とき)の地蔵顔(じぞうがお)、済(な)す時(とき)の閻魔顔(えんまがお)people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it, when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama

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      people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it, when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama

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    借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔 【かりるときのじぞうがお、なすときのえんまがお】

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