金かねの鎖くさりも引ひけば切きれる

expression, ichidan verb

even the strong-willed fall into temptation

Proverb meaning that even a person of firm resolve can succumb to temptation if persistently tested, just as a gold chain can be broken by pulling.

• 彼かれは清せい廉れんだったが、金かねの鎖くさりも引ひけば切きれるで、つい賄わい賂ろを受うけ取とってしまった。

  He was honest, but as the proverb goes, even a gold chain breaks if you pull it, and he ended up accepting a bribe.

expression, ichidan verb

there's nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it

Proverb meaning that with enough persistence, any obstacle can be overcome, just as even a gold chain can be broken by pulling.

• 金かねの鎖くさりも引ひけば切きれるというように、諦あきらめずに努ど力りょくすれば夢ゆめは叶かなう。

  As the saying goes, even a gold chain breaks if you pull it; if you keep trying without giving up, your dreams will come true.