眼は手を見極め得るが、心までは見極め得ない。

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English Translation

The eye may see for the hand, but not for the mind.

Furigana

眼(め)は手(て)を見極(みきわ)め得(え)るが、心(こころ)までは見極(みきわ)め得(え)ない。

Romanji

Me wa te o mikiwameeru ga, kokoro made wa mikiwameenai.

Words

目 (め)

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

は (は)

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

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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.

見極める (みきわめる)

to see through; to probe; to make sure of

が (が)

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

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely