禍福は糾える縄のごとし
  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
  Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  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
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