命いのちが惜おしければ

expression

if you value your life

A fixed conditional phrase used as a threat or warning, often followed by an imperative or a statement of what one must do to stay safe.

• 命いのちが惜おしければ、今いますぐここを立たち去され。

  If you value your life, leave this place right now.

• 命いのちが惜おしければ、余よ計けいなことは言いわないことだ。

  If you value your life, you'd better not say anything unnecessary.