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働かざる者食うべからずif man will not work, he shall not eat, no work, no play
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if man will not work, he shall not eat, no work, no play
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働かざる者食うべからず 【はたらかざるものくうべからず】、働かざるもの食うべからず 【はたらかざるものくうべからず】
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父:「怠け者!働かざる者食うべからずだ。」
Father: "You lazy bum! If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
働(はたら)かざる者食うべからずは徒食を戒(*)める言葉である。
The phrase "If a man will not work, he shall not eat" is a saying that warns against idleness.
全く働こうとしない娘に「働かざる者食うべからず」と言った。
I told my daughter, who absolutely refuses to work, "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
友達に働かざる者食うべからずと言ったが、その友達が改心するといい。
I told my friend, "If a man will not work, he shall not eat," but it would be good if that friend has a change of heart.
働かざる者食うべからずのように、無職の兄は当然のように食べるべきではない。
The unemployed brother should not eat as if it were obvious, just like the saying if man will not work, he shall not eat.
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