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If money go before, all ways do lie open. [If money goes before, all ways lie open.] - Ford -- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene II
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金が先に立てば、すべての道は開ける。 - フォード -- ウィリアム・シェイクスピア (1564 - 1616): 『ウィンザーの陽気な女房たち』第二幕 第二場
/ （日本の諺）先立つものは金。
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