捨てる神あれば拾う神あり

すてるかみあればひろうかみあり

Also written 捨てる神在れば拾う神在り

Meanings

1. Expression when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel (literally: there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up)

Kanji

• 捨 discard. Read as すてる.
• 神 god. Read as かみ.
• 拾 pick up. Read as ひろう.

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