- the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shallquotationfrom the death poem of Ishikawa Goemon
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- The sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall.
This phrase means that while natural resources may run out, the potential for wrongdoing or crime will always exist in society. It reflects a cynical view on human nature and the persistence of certain negative traits despite changing circumstances.
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はまのまさご浜の真砂the sand on the beachはまのまさご浜の真砂はつきる尽きるともthe sand on the beach may disappearはまのまさご浜の真砂にうずもれる埋もれるto be buried in the sand on the beachはまのまさご浜の真砂をふむ踏むto step on the sand of the beachよ世にぬすびと盗人のたね種the makings of thieves in the worldぬすびと盗人のたね種がつきない尽きないthe makings of thieves never endぬすびと盗人のたね種をたつ断つto cut off the makings of thievesぬすびと盗人のたね種をたやす絶やすto eradicate the makings of thievesよ世にぬすびと盗人はいなくならないthieves will never disappear from the worldまさにぬすびと盗人のたね種はつき尽きまじindeed, the makings of thieves shall never cease
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