let him who is without sin cast the first stone

Phrase

Only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others (implying that no one is faultless and that, therefore, no one has such a right to pass judgment).

Japanese Meaning

自分に非がない者だけが他人を裁く権利を持つという教訓。実際には誰もがそれぞれの欠点を持っているため、他人を非難することはできないという戒め。 / 誰もが完璧ではないので、他人を裁く立場に立つべきでないという戒め。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

グループが新人を批判し始めたとき、マリアは静かに彼らに厳しい非難をやめるよう促し、完全に欠点のない人だけが他人を裁く権利があると指摘した。

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Only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others (implying that no one is faultless and that, therefore, no one has such a right to pass judgment).

The behaviour of our Lord on this occaſion, conſiſting in two things; An Anſwer to the Scribes and Phariſees, and Admonition to the wretched Sinner. His Anſwer to the Scribes and Phariſees is, Let him that is without ſin caſt the firſt ſtone. His Admonition to the Woman, Go and ſin no more.

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