禍福は糾える縄のごとし
かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
Also written 禍福は糾える縄の如し, 禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし, 禍福はあざなえる縄の如し
Meanings
- Expression fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours