ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう

棒ほど願って針ほど叶う

表記・読み：ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう

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   you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope

   expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)五段動詞（う）proverb