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<entry> <ent_seq>2834315</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>棒ほど願って針ほど叶う</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <pos>&v5u;</pos> <misc>&proverb;</misc> <gloss>you can't always get what you want</gloss> <gloss>man plans and God laughs</gloss> <gloss>things don't always turn out the way you hope</gloss> </sense> </entry>