指汚しとて、切られもせず
ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず Idiom- 1it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked ; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty Translated by Jiyomi
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指汚しとて切られもせず
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