"労多くして功少なし" meaning in All languages combined

See 労多くして功少なし on Wiktionary

Phrase [日本語]

Forms: 労(ロウ)多(おお)くして功(コウ)少(すく)なし [canonical], ロウ, おお, コウ, すく
  1. 労力をかけることが多い割には、それに対する見返りが少ないこと。無駄な努力。
    Sense id: ja-労多くして功少なし-ja-phrase-htXpdVAi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 骨折り損のくたびれ儲け Translations: 劳而无功 (中国語), 勞而無功 (中国語)
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語 成句
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    "今蘄行周於魯、是猶推舟於陸也。勞而無功、身必有殃。"
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          "ref": "(芥川龍之介 『雑筆』)",
          "text": "亀尾君訳エツケルマンのゲエテ語録の中に、少壮の士の大作を成すは労多くして功少きを戒めてやまざる一段あり。蓋ゲエテ自身フアウストなどを書かんとして、懲り懲りした故なるべし。"
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