過ちは人の常、許すは神の業。

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過ちは人の常、許すは神の業。

English Translation

To err is human, to forgive divine.

Furigana

過(あやま)ちは人(ひと)の常(つね)、許(ゆる)すは神(かみ)の業(ごう)。

Romanji

Ayamachi wa hito no tsune, yurusu wa kami no gō.

Words

過ち (あやまち)

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

は (は)

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

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

常 (つね)

usual state of things

許す (ゆるす)

to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield

神 (かみ、かむ、かん)

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; incredible; fantastic; emperor of Japan; thunder

業 (ごう)

karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)