柳の下にいつも泥鰌はいない
やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはいない
Also written 柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居ない
Meanings
- Expression, い-adjective a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest (literally: there aren't always loach under the willow tree) (i.e.: good luck does not always repeat itself)