Icelandic

árinni kennir illur ræðari

ことわざ

下手な職人は必ず道具を責める。失敗や不手際の責任を道具のせいにする様子を意味する。

英語の意味

a bad workman always blames his tools, a poor workman blames his tools

Eftir að verkefnið fór úrskeiðis sagði hann: „árinni kennir illur ræðari“, í stað þess að taka ábyrgð á eigin mistökum.

プロジェクトがうまくいかなかった後、彼は『下手な職人は道具を責める』と言い、自分のミスを認める代わりに道具のせいにした。

After the project went wrong, he said, 'A bad workman blames his tools,' instead of taking responsibility for his own mistakes.