意志の弱い人は身を滅ぼしやすい。だが、意志の強い人は失敗を成功にかえる。

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English Translation

The weak-willed are prone to go to the dogs; the strong-willed turn failure into success.

Furigana

意志(いし)の弱(よわ)い人(ひと)は身(み)を滅(ほろ)ぼしやすい。だが、意志(いし)の強(つよ)い人(ひと)は失敗(しっぱい)を成功(せいこう)にかえる。

Romanji

Ishi no yowai hito wa mi o horoboshi yasui. daga, ishi no tsuyoi hito wa shippai o seikō ni kaeru.

Words

意志 (いし)

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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

弱い (よわい)

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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

は (は)

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

身 (み)

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

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.

滅ぼす (ほろぼす)

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

易い (やすい)

easy; likely to ..., have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

だが (だが、ですが)

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

強い (つよい)

strong; powerful; mighty; potent; resistant; resilient; durable

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

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

換える (かえる)

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute