after pleasure comes pain; no pleasure without pain
Proverb expressing that joy and hardship are inseparable; often used to remind that good times are followed by difficulties, or that one must accept both.
As the saying goes, 'After pleasure comes pain,' life has both good times and bad times.
I'm happy about the promotion, but my responsibilities have increased. Truly, there is no pleasure without pain.
Alternate spelling using 有 for あ and 有り for あり; less common but still encountered.
A traditional Japanese proverb combining 楽 (ease, pleasure) and 苦 (hardship, pain) with the classical conditional あれば (if there is). The exact origin is uncertain, but it reflects a common East Asian worldview of balance between joy and suffering.