Shirabe
禍福 は 糾える 縄 の ごとし
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expressions (phrases proverb 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
Other forms 禍福は糾える縄の如し 【かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし】 · 禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし 【かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし】 · 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】

糾うあざなう

Godan Transitive
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to twist strands (e.g. into rope);to twist rope
禍福は糾える縄の如し。
When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.