a bad workman always blames his tools

It is not the tools we use that make us good, but rather how we employ them. / Upon failure, it is easier to blame the tools used rather than how they were employed.

Japanese Meaning

道具そのものではなく、道具の使い方が結果を左右するという考え方 / 自分の技量不足を道具に責任転嫁する様子を戒める表現 / 失敗した時には、実際の技量や工夫よりも与えられた道具に責任を求める傾向を示す

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When he failed to fix the cabinet, he muttered that a bad workman always blames his tools.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

戸棚の修理に失敗したとき、彼は『腕の悪い職人は道具のせいにする』とつぶやいた。

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Sense（1）

It is not the tools we use that make us good, but rather how we employ them.

Sense（2）

Upon failure, it is easier to blame the tools used rather than how they were employed.

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