禍福は糾える縄のごとし

表記・読み：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・かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし

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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
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)proverb