あなたは人を単に貧しいからといって見下してはならない。

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English Translation

You should never look down on a man merely because he is poor.

Furigana

あなたは人(ひと)を単(たん)に貧(まず)しいからといって見下(みくだ)してはならない。

Romanji

Anata wa hito o tanni mazushii kara to itte mikudashite wanaranai.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

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.

単に (たんに)

simply; merely; only; solely

貧しい (まずしい)

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

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

と (と)

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

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

見下す (みくだす)

to despise; to look down on

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since