狂気の状態のさいに、善悪を区別させようとしても無駄である。

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English Translation

It is no use trying to separate the sheep from the goats while in a state of madness.

Furigana

狂気(きょうき)の状態(じょうたい)のさいに、善悪(ぜんあく)を区別(くべつ)させようとしても無駄(むだ)である。

Romanji

Kyōki no jōtai no sai ni, zen'aku o kubetsusaseyou toshite mo muda de aru.

Words

狂気 (きょうき)

madness; insanity

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

状態 (じょうたい)

current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state

差異 (さい)

difference; disparity; gap

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

善悪 (ぜんあく)

good and evil

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.

区別 (くべつ)

distinction; differentiation; classification

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

無駄 (むだ)

futility; uselessness; pointlessness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...