Definition of 水清ければ魚棲まず (みずきよければうおすまず)

みずきようお

水清ければ魚棲まず

みずきよければうおすまず

mizukiyokerebauosumazu

expression
being too morally upright will not earn you friends, fish will not live in water that is too clean(proverb)
Related Kanji
water
pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty
fish
live, dwell