Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #970)

「何うせ助からない病氣ださうですから、いくら心配したつて仕方がありません」

translation

"It seems that the illness will not be cured anyway, so there is no point in worrying about it."

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
: what (なに), what (ナニ), you-know-what, you-know-what, that thing : help (じょ), rescue, assistant, assistance (すけ), help 病氣: illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold) (びょうき), disease, sickness, bad habit, bad behaviour 心配: worry (しんぱい), concern, anxiety, uneasiness, fear

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