書籍が学問に従うべく、学問が書籍に従うべからず。

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書籍 が 学問 に 従う べく 、 学問 が 書籍 に 従う べからず 。

English Translation

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

Furigana

書籍(しょせき)が学問(がくもん)に従(したが)うべく、学問(がくもん)が書籍(しょせき)に従(したが)うべからず。

Romanji

Shoseki ga gakumon ni shitagau beku, gakumon ga shoseki ni shitagau bekarazu.

Words

書籍 (しょせき)

book; publication

が (が)

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

学問 (がくもん)

scholarship; study; learning

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

従う (したがう)

to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

Kanji

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

籍

Reading: セキ

Meanings: enroll, domiciliary register, membership

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

問

Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん

Meanings: question, ask, problem

従

Readings: ジュウ、 ショウ、 ジュ、 したが.う、 したが.える、 より

Meanings: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate