長い目で見れば、正直は引き合う。

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長い目で見れば、正直は引き合う。

English Translation

Honesty pays in the long run.

Furigana

長(なが)い目(め)で見(み)れば、正直(しょうじき)は引(ひ)き合(あ)う。

Romanji

Nagai me de mireba, shōjiki wa hikiau.

Words

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

正直 (しょうじき)

honesty; integrity; frankness; honestly; frankly

は (は)

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

引き合う (ひきあう)

to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other