Is there a Japanese saying like その頑張りは、すべてむだというかそういう気持ちになる , related to the working conditions of doctors in a hospital?


On NHK NewsWatch 9 yesterday, they were talking about the shortage of
emergency room doctors, and the resulting situations lately where hospitals
were forced to turn away emergency patients. In many cases there was a doctor
on duty, but not qualified to treat some emergencies. So the doctor would
refuse the patient rather than treat the patient and possibly get sued if
something went wrong.

While interviewing a doctor, this phrase was shown in the subtitle

> その頑張りは、すべてむだというかそういう気持ちになる。

(I did not think to listen to the Japanese audio, though I suppose its what he
said.)

The English dubbed audio said

> There's a saying "Honest people only make fools of themselves."

I can understand the intent though I have not heard such a saying before.

Regarding the Japanese sentence, is this a set phrase (or saying) of some
kind?

As best as I can make out it is saying "As for endurance, resulting good
feelings or such are said to be entirely useless." or "Resulting good feelings
or such are said to be entirely useless, so endure it.", although its likely
I'm wrong.

Especially I don't think I quite understand というかそういう.




Unless this is a set phrase, I think we need more context to go on--who said
the quote, what was the line before and after, etc.

I don't see the provided translation matching up though.

Here is my attempt:

> その頑張りは、すべてむだというかそういう気持ちになる。
>
> All that hard work for nothing, you know...that's how I feel.

Here is how I break it down:

> その頑張りは、/ すべてむだ / というか / そういう気持ちになる。
>
> (as for) that hard work,/ all (for) naught / you know (or, how should I put
> it,.) / this kind of feeling becomes.

references:

[http://tangorin.com/general/というか](http://tangorin.com/general/%E3%81%A8%E3%81%84%E3%81%86%E3%81%8B)

[http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=というか&ref=sa](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E3%81%A8%E3%81%84%E3%81%86%E3%81%8B&ref=sa)

[http://tangorin.com/general/そういう](http://tangorin.com/general/%E3%81%9D%E3%81%86%E3%81%84%E3%81%86)




Unless this is a set phrase, I think we need more context to go on--who said
the quote, what was the line before and after, etc.

I don't see the provided translation matching up though.

Here is my attempt:

> その頑張りは、すべてむだというかそういう気持ちになる。
>
> All that hard work for nothing, you know...that's how I feel.

Here is how I break it down:

> その頑張りは、/ すべてむだ / というか / そういう気持ちになる。
>
> (as for) that hard work,/ all (for) naught / you know (or, how should I put
> it,.) / this kind of feeling becomes.

references:

[http://tangorin.com/general/というか](http://tangorin.com/general/%E3%81%A8%E3%81%84%E3%81%86%E3%81%8B)

[http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=というか&ref=sa](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E3%81%A8%E3%81%84%E3%81%86%E3%81%8B&ref=sa)

[http://tangorin.com/general/そういう](http://tangorin.com/general/%E3%81%9D%E3%81%86%E3%81%84%E3%81%86)

