善いものでも汚れてしまったものが発する臭いくらい、ひどい悪臭はない。

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English Translation

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

Furigana

善(よ)いものでも汚(よご)れてしまったものが発(はっ)する臭(くさ)いくらい、ひどい悪臭(あくしゅう)はない。

Romanji

Yoi mono de mo yogoreteshimatta mono ga hassuru kusai kurai, hidoi akushū wa nai.

Words

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

汚れる (よごれる)

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

が (が)

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

発 (はつ)

departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...); sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...); engine; green dragon tile; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches)

臭い (くさい)

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

悪臭 (あくしゅう)

stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench

は (は)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix