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1 build one's house upon the sand
"строить свой дом на песке", т. е. создавать, основывать что-л., не имея прочного фундамента [этим. библ. Matthew VII, 26]; см. тж. build one's house upon a rockIt did not require prophetic gifts to foresee that the fall of the City would be followed by the destruction of the temple. In identifying the maintenance of public morality with the spasmodic activities of an incompetent Government, the Church had built its house upon the sand. (R. H. Tawney, ‘Religion and the Rise of Capitalism’, Kenk) — Не нужно быть пророком, чтобы предсказать, что гибель общественных устоев повлекла за собой разрушение храма. Вверяя защиту нравов малокомпетентному правительству, не способному на разумные действия, церковь строит свое здание на песке.
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2 build one's house upon a rock
"строить свой дом на скале", т. е. создавать что-л. на прочном фундаменте [этим. библ. Matthew VII, 25]; см. тж. build one's house upon the sand...he found a divided and sullen country, torn by fractional quarrels. Monarchists more interested in recovering property lost in the recent revolutions than in building his house upon a rock... (Ch. Beard and M. Beard, ‘The Rise of American Civilization’, ch. XXIV) —...брат Франца-Иосифа нашел страну озлобленной, раздираемой фракционными ссорами. Монархистов больше интересовало возвращение собственности, утраченной в недавних революциях, чем создание государства на прочной основе...
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