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彼かれはいつも裏うらをかこうとするが、策さく士し策さくに溺おぼれることになりかねない。

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いつも

always; all the time

adverb, no-adjective, noun

裏うらをかこう

outwit; outsmart; turn the tables on; pierce through; penetrate completely

-> 裏をかくexpression, verb

try to do; be about to do

-> ようとするgrammar

策さく士し策さくに溺おぼれる

the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme; craft brings nothing home

expression, verb

ことになりかねない。

could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of