expression
life is unpredictable
Proverb comparing the unpredictability of water's flow to the uncertainty of human destiny. Used to express that the future cannot be foreseen.
水の流れと人の行方、明日何が起こるか誰にもわからない。
Like the flow of water and where people go, no one knows what will happen tomorrow.
A traditional Japanese proverb; the exact origin is uncertain.