目(め)先(さき) mesakiの no利(り)益(えき) riekiだけ dakeに niとらわれて torawareteは waいけない ikenai。 You must not be captivated by short-term gains alone. Literal Immediate [poss-の] profit [only-だけ] [to-に] captivated [prohibition-てはいけない]. 目先 ('right before one's eyes') is slightly more colloquial than 目前. ~にとらわれる ('be caught by, be captivated') is the passive of とらえる. ~てはいけない is the standard prohibition pattern. money and financeproverbs and sayings~てはいけない (must not)~だけ (only / as much as)passive voice (~れる/~られる)
目(め)先(さき) mesakiの no利(り)益(えき) riekiだけ dakeに niとらわれて torawareteは waいけない ikenai。 You must not be captivated by short-term gains alone. Literal Immediate [poss-の] profit [only-だけ] [to-に] captivated [prohibition-てはいけない]. 目先 ('right before one's eyes') is slightly more colloquial than 目前. ~にとらわれる ('be caught by, be captivated') is the passive of とらえる. ~てはいけない is the standard prohibition pattern. money and financeproverbs and sayings~てはいけない (must not)~だけ (only / as much as)passive voice (~れる/~られる)