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かふくあざななわ 禍福は糾える縄のごとし
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1. 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​Proverb
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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】

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