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jmdict 2417780 Active (id: 2202873)
捨てる神あれば拾う神あり捨てる神在れば拾う神在り
すてるかみあればひろうかみあり
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ when one door is shut, another is open
▶ the world is as kind as it is cruel
▶ [lit] there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up



History:
8. A 2022-08-11 23:34:36  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2022-08-11 22:47:33  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think this is easier to read.
  Diff:
@@ -18 +18 @@
-<gloss g_type="lit">there are both gods that throw (you) out and gods that pick (you) up</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up</gloss>
6. A 2022-08-11 01:53:50  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2022-08-10 15:54:08  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<gloss g_type="lit">there are both gods that throw (you) out and gods that pick (you) up</gloss>
4. A 2018-02-07 09:10:54  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -16,2 +16,2 @@
-<gloss>When one door is shut, another is open</gloss>
-<gloss>The world is as kind as it is cruel</gloss>
+<gloss>when one door is shut, another is open</gloss>
+<gloss>the world is as kind as it is cruel</gloss>
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