YOU SAID:
The harder I try, the dumber I look.
INTO JAPANESE
頑張るほど、見た目が鈍くなる。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The harder you work, the dull it looks.
INTO JAPANESE
あなたが一生懸命働くほど、それは鈍く見えます。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The harder you work, the dull it looks.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.