誠実にして貧しいのは不正な手段で得た富より望ましい。

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English Translation

Poverty with honesty is preferable to wealth obtained by unfair means.

Furigana

誠実(せいじつ)にして貧(まず)しいのは不正(ふせい)な手段(しゅだん)で得(え)た富(とみ)より望(のぞ)ましい。

Romanji

Seijitsu ni shite mazushii no wa fuseina shudan de eta tomi yori nozomashii.

Words

誠実 (せいじつ)

sincere; honest; faithful

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

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

貧しい (まずしい)

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

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

は (は)

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

不正 (ふせい)

injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud

手段 (しゅだん)

means; way; measure

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.

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

富 (とみ)

riches; wealth; fortune; resources; lottery

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

望ましい (のぞましい)

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable