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sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
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Japanese Meaning
軽率な行動や無謀な言動が、予想を超える大きな災いを招くという戒め。 / 些細な悪行や無責任な行為が、後に大きな問題や被害に発展することを警告している。 / 行動の結果が、使ったエネルギーや影響の大きさをはるかに上回る事態を招くという意味。
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sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
The elder warned the villagers with the proverb sow the wind and reap the whirlwind when they planned to burn the hillside to grow more crops.
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The elder warned the villagers with the proverb sow the wind and reap the whirlwind when they planned to burn the hillside to grow more crops.
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