明日あすは我わが身み

expression

what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone

Proverb reminding that today's misfortune for someone else could be yours tomorrow; used to encourage empathy or caution.

See also: 今日は人の身明日は我が身

• 彼かれの失しっ敗ぱいを笑わらってはいけない。明日あすは我わが身みだ。

  Don't laugh at his failure. What happened to him could happen to you tomorrow.

• 災さい害がいはいつ起おこるかわからない。明日あすは我わが身みと思おもって備そなえよう。

  Disasters can strike at any time. Let's prepare, thinking it could be us tomorrow.