A proverb meaning good and bad fortune are intertwined/alternate, like the strands of a rope; luck changes over time.
人生は禍福は糾える縄のごとしと言われるが、今は辛くてもいつか好転するかもしれない。
They say fortune and misfortune are intertwined; even if things are hard now, they might turn around someday.
古いことわざ『禍福は糾える縄のごとし』を彼はよく引用して、落ち着いて対処するよう促した。
He often quoted the old proverb 'fortune and misfortune are intertwined' to encourage calm handling of situations.