the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Etymology
From the Bible's account of Jesus' last night in Gethsemane. Matthew 26:41: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Proverb

 * 1) As much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible.

Translations

 * Arabic: الرُوحُ تَوَّاقَةُ وَلٰكِنَّ الجَسَدُ ضَعِيفُ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: duchť zajisté hotov jest, ale tělo nemocno
 * Danish: ånden er rede, men kødet er skrøbeligt
 * Dutch: de geest is gewillig, maar het vlees is zwak
 * Esperanto: la spirito ja estas fervora, sed la karno estas malforta
 * Finnish: henki on altis, mutta liha on heikko, henki tosin on altis, mutta liha on heikko
 * French: l'esprit est prompt, mais la chair est faible
 * German:
 * Hebrew: אמנם הרוח חפצה, אבל הבשר חלש, הרוח חפצה והבשר רָפֶה
 * Hindi: आत्मा तैयार है लेकिन मांस कमजोर है
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: lo spirito è pronto, ma la carne è stanca
 * Japanese: 心熱けれど肉体は弱し
 * Latin: spiritus quidem promptus est, caro autem infirma
 * Maori: he hihiko te wairua, ko te kikokiko ia he ngoikore
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ånden er villig men kjødet er svakt
 * Polish: dusza chętna, ale ciało słabe
 * Portuguese: o espírito está pronto, mas a carne é fraca
 * Russian: дух бодр, плоть же не́мощна
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: дух је, истина, вољан, но тијело је слабо
 * Roman: duh je, istina, voljan, no tijelo je slabo
 * Spanish: el espíritu está presto, mas la carne enferma
 * Swedish: anden är villig men köttet är svagt (1917);anden vill, men kroppen är svag (2000)
 * Vietnamese: tâm thần thì muốn lắm, mà xác thịt thì yếu đuối