持てば持つほど、ますます欲しがるものだ。

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持てば 持つ ほど ますます 欲しがる もの

English Translation

The more one has, the more one wants.

Furigana

()てば()つほど、ますます()しがるものだ。

Romanji

Moteba motsu hodo, masumasu hoshigaru mono da.

Words

持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
益々 (ますます)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
欲しい (ほしい)
wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ヨク、 ほっ.する、 ほ.しい
Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving