すまじきものは宮仕え

すまじきものはみやづかえ

Meanings

1. Expression cursed be working for others; wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else (literally: serving at court is something one should not do)

Kanji

• 宮 palace. Read as みや.
• 仕 do. Read as つかえる.

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