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Wer anderen eine Grube gräbt
fällt zusammen hinein? 人を呪わば穴二つ (Hito wo norowaba ana futatsu; “If you place a curse, [dig] two holes”) Definition: If you try to harm others, harm will come (back) to you. More literally, if you curse someone to death, their dying … Continue reading
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Tagged curses, 穴二つ, forgiveness, revenge, Tale of Ise, tit for tat, 呪えば, 呪わば, 伊勢物語
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