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idle hands are the Devil's workshop

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Japanese Meaning
何もすることがなく、暇な状態が続くと、悪に走りやすくなるという戒め / 怠惰な時間があふれると、その隙間に悪しき行動や考えが根付くという意味
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何もすることがないと文句を言うたびに、祖母は「手が空いていると悪事に走りやすい」と言って、すぐに私を働かせた。

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idle hands are the Devil's workshop

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idle hands are the Devil's workshop

Whenever I complained about having nothing to do, my grandmother would say, 'idle hands are the Devil's workshop,' and promptly set me to work.

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Whenever I complained about having nothing to do, my grandmother would say, 'idle hands are the Devil's workshop,' and promptly set me to work.

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