Ofudesaki 01:032

Ofudesaki
Author: Miki Nakayama Date Published: 1998 Pages: 486 (English ed.) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 unnumbered set

Ofudesaki 01:032 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

You are saying that your leg is affected by illness.	kono ashi wa yamai to yūte iru keredo	このあしハ　やまいとゆうて　いるけれど
It is not an illness but the anger of God.	yamai de wa nai Kami no rippuku	やまいでハない　神のりいふく

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

You are calling it illness. But really it is not an illness. It is indeed the expression of the anger of God.

Inoue/Eynon

You speak of the lameness as being an illness; it is not an illness, but a result of God’s anger.

Commentary

Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)

From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 32:40

1:32 God is feeling impatient at [ Shuji’s] condition because, although people are speaking of his condition as illness, it is in fact a manifestation of God’s anger and not an illness.

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