労ろう多おおくして功こう少すくなし

Meanings

1

all pain and no gain; lots of effort, little reward

idiomatic expression

Proverb-like expression meaning that despite great effort, the results are meager. Often used to lament an inefficient or thankless task.

この仕し事ごとは労ろう多おおくして功こう少すくなしだ。
This job is all pain and no gain.
労ろう多おおくして功こう少すくなしのプロジェクトだった。
It was a project with lots of effort and little reward.