Ofudesaki 03:130
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| Of these timber, it is not to be just a few. | yōboku mo choto no koto de wa nai hodo ni | よふぼくも 一寸の事でハ ないほどに |
| I desire a great number of timbers. | ōku yōgi ga hoshii koto kara | をふくよふきが ほしい事から |
Alternate English translations
Third Edition
I desire to collect My useful timber not in a few but in great numbers.
Inoue/Eynon
Concerning My useful timber, a small number is not enough. Actually, I need a large number of timber.
Commentary
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This section contains translated material that has not yet been subjected to peer-review to check for accuracy and clarity. While the translator(s) have given their best effort to render Japanese text into English, we would like readers to keep in mind that the present translation may require further revising and refining. Any input to improve the present translation is greatly welcomed. Translator(s): Roy Forbes |
Ofudesaki chushaku
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3:130 To have only a few of these useful timbers will not be enough, for I will require many. |
『おふでさき註釈』、p. 50 一三〇、よふぼくも僅か数では足りない、沢山ほしいのである。 |
Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)
From Michi no Dai: Foundation of the Path 33:58
God needs, not just a few, but a large number of Yoboku. In the original, the two words that are here rendered as “timbers” are “yoboku” and “yoki,” but the latter also means Yoboku. Another variant, found elsewhere, is “yogi.” Exactly how to pronounce tricky words such as these can be resolved, as I said before, by referring to the official romanized version of the Ofudesaki. At any rate, verse 130 says that God desires a great number of Yoboku, who are to serve as timber for building a new world.
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