悪に報いるに善を持ってせよ。

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悪 に 報いる に 善 を 持って せよ 。

English Translation

Render good for evil.

Furigana

悪(あく)に報(むく)いるに善(ぜん)を持(も)ってせよ。

Romanji

Aku ni mukuiru ni zen o motte seyo.

Words

悪 (あく)

evil; wickedness

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

報いる (むくいる)

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

善 (ぜん)

good; goodness; right; virtue

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

悪

Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む

Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

報

Readings: ホウ、 むく.いる

Meanings: report, news, reward, retribution

善

Readings: ゼン、 よ.い、 い.い、 よ.く、 よし.とする

Meanings: virtuous, good, goodness

持

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる

Meanings: hold, have