Kashikoi hito wa
Jibun wo oroka datoomotte iru.
Oroka na hito wa
Jibun wo kashikoi to omotte iru.
A smart person thinks
he is dumb;
A dumb peson thinks
he is smart.
– Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Asobu toki wa
otona daga
Shigoto wa marude
kodomo dane
You are an adult
when you play,
but at work
you act like a child.
– Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Kō no kaori ga
koromo ni tsuku yōni,
utsukushii kotoba wa
kokoro wo
utsukushiku suru.
Like the fragrance that
clings to the Buddhist robe,
kind words will
enlighten your heart.
– Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Sono ki ni nareba
Kimi wo hitsuyō to shiteiru
Shigoto wa
kanarazu arimasu.
If you set your heart
in the job,
there will always
be a job.
– Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Seiko sureba
ore ga shita,
Shippai sureba
are ga shita.
You brag
when you are successful,
but you blame others
when you fail.
– Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Yoi koto mo,
warui koto mo
Jōzu ni tsukiatte ikunda ne
Nido to nai
jinsei da mono.
Good or bad,
do your best in life;
you may not have
a second chance.
– Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
