貧しい人々が必ず不幸であるとは限らない。

The poor are not always unhappy.

貧(まず)しい人々(ひとびと)が必(かなら)ず不幸(ふこう)であるとは限(かぎ)らない。

Mazushii hitobito ga kanarazu fukō de aru to wa kagiranai.

貧しい (まずしい)

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

必ず (かならず)

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

不幸 (ふこう)

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

限る (かぎる)

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

Readings: ヒン、ビン、まず.しい

Meanings: poverty, poor

Readings: ジン、ニン、ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

Readings: ヒツ、かなら.ず

Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable

Readings: フ、ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

Readings: コウ、さいわ.い、さち、しあわ.せ

Meanings: happiness, blessing, fortune

Readings: ゲン、かぎ.る、かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り

Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability