人ひとの振ふり見みて我わが振ふり直なおせ

expression

one man's fault is another's lesson; learn from others' mistakes

Proverb meaning that observing others' behavior helps you correct your own. Often used as advice to reflect on your own actions when you see someone else's faults.

• 人ひとの振ふり見みて我わが振ふり直なおせというから、彼かれの失しっ敗ぱいを自じ分ぶんの教きょう訓くんにしよう。

  As the saying goes, 'one man's fault is another's lesson,' so let's take his failure as a lesson for ourselves.