fortune and misfortune; weal and woe
A somewhat literary or formal word for the paired concepts of good and bad luck, often used in proverbs or reflective contexts.
Fortune and misfortune are intertwined like a twisted rope.
Quietly accept the ups and downs of life.
Compound of 禍 (calamity) and 福 (fortune). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the pairing is a classical Chinese concept adopted into Japanese.