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On [this page](https://kamengshambhala.wordpress.com/2017/04/29/japanese-
wisdom-quotes/), I see the following listed as a Japanese proverb:

```

    クラゲはエビと踊ることは決してありません 。
    The jellyfish never dances with the shrimp.
    Meaning: Enmity is inborn and natural, it can never be eliminated.
    
```

However, doing searches in Japanese for this doesn't yield anything online.

My theory is that this is either:

1) A very old proverb which is uncommon.

2) Actually from another language which somehow got back-translated into
Japanese.

3) 'Evolved' from what it was originally.

Can anyone speak to the authenticity of this proverb? If it is authentic, can
you confirm the meaning as well?
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meaning and authenticity of Japanese proverb about shrimp and jellyfish
I have not seen such a saying. Perhaps 犬猿の仲 or 水と油 would be similar in
meaning.

Some "proverbs" in the link are real ones, but many are not only unheard but
also nonsensical. To list a few, I'm pretty certain that these are machine-
translated gibberish.

>   * 決して山を登ることはできません。富士、あなたは馬鹿だし、二度以上登ると、あなたは馬鹿だ。 (although there is a
> [similar
> saying](https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E7%99%BB%E3%82%89%E3%81%AC%E9%A6%AC%E9%B9%BF%E3%80%81%E4%BA%8C%E5%BA%A6%E7%99%BB%E3%82%8B%E9%A6%AC%E9%B9%BF))
>   * 知恵のない知識は愚か者の本の負荷です。
>   * 風が巨大なオークに落ちるかもしれませんが、竹は地面にも曲がって、嵐の通過後直立しま。
>   * 100マイル走る者は、90点を半分と考えるべきです。
>

Apparently the author doesn't even know mile is not used in Japan :)
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