舟に刻みて剣を求む

ふねにきざみてけんをもとむ

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to not be getting with the times, to be unaware that things are changing(idiom )(from a fable in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals)

舟	boat, ship
刻	engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
剣	sabre, sword, blade, clock hand
求	request, want, wish for, require, demand