heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
A yojijukugo proverb meaning that divine justice may seem slow and lenient, but ultimately no wrongdoing escapes punishment. Often used to warn that evil deeds will eventually be caught.
Heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through; wrongdoing will inevitably be exposed.
Variant spelling using the iteration mark 々 for the second 恢. Less common in modern text.
From the Chinese classic 'Laozi' (Tao Te Ching), chapter 73: '天網恢恢、疎而不失' (Heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through). The Japanese yojijukugo preserves the original meaning.