the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

English

Etymology

From The Bible account of Jesus' last night in Gethsemane. Matthew Ch.26:41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Proverb

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

As much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible.

Translations

achieving something is made impossible by frailty

Arabic: الروح تواقَة ولكن الجسد ضعيف‎
Chinese:
Mandarin: 心有餘而力不足, 心有余而力不足 (zh) (xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú)
Czech: please add this translation if you can
Danish: ånden er rede, men kødet er skrøbeligt
Dutch: de geest is gewillig, maar het vlees is zwak
Finnish: henki on altis, mutta liha on heikko
French: l'esprit est prompt, mais la chair est faible
German: der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach (de)
Hebrew: אמנם הרוח חפצה, אבל הבשר חלש‎, הרוח חפצה והבשר רָפֶה‎
Hindi: आत्मा तैयार है लेकिन मांस कमजोर है m or f (Aatma tayaar hai, lekin mans kamjor hai)

Hungarian: a lélek kész, de a test erőtlen (hu)
Italian: lo spirito è pronto, ma la carne è stanca
Japanese: 心熱けれど肉体は弱し。 (kokoro atsu keredo nikutai wa yowashi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ånden er villig men kjødet er svakt
Polish: dusza chętna, ale ciało słabe
Portuguese: o espírito está pronto, mas a carne é fraca
Russian: дух бодр, плоть же не́мощна (dux bodr, plotʹ že némoščna)
Spanish: el espíritu está presto, mas la carne enferma
Swedish: anden (sv) c är villig (sv) men köttet (sv) n är svagt (sv) (1917);
anden (sv) c vill (sv), men kroppen (sv) c är svag (sv) (2000)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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