降ふりかかる火ひの粉こは払はらわねばならぬ

expression

you must protect yourself against any possible dangers

Proverb meaning one must actively defend oneself from threats or trouble that come one's way, just as one brushes off falling sparks.

• 世よの中なか、降ふりかかる火ひの粉こは払はらわねばならぬというから、面めん倒どうなことから逃にげずに立たち向むかおう。

  As the saying goes, you must brush off the sparks that fall on you, so let's face trouble head-on instead of running away.