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A3 Expressions

(はたら)かざる(もの)()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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      (ちち):「(なま)(もの)(はたら)かざる(もの)()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(しゃ)()うべからずは徒食(としょく)を戒(*)める言葉(ことば)である。

        The phrase "If a man will not work, he shall not eat" is a saying that warns against idleness.

          (まった)(はたら)こうとしない(むすめ)に「(はたら)かざる(しゃ)()うべからず」と()った。

          I told my daughter, who absolutely refuses to work, "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."

            友達(ともだち)(はたら)かざる(もの)()うべからず()ったが、その友達(ともだち)改心(かいしん)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.

              (はたら)かざる(もの)()うべからずのように、無職(むしょく)(あに)当然(とうぜん)のように()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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