ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう
棒ほど願って針ほど叶う
you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope
N3Expression
Expression, Godan verb (u ending)
you can't always get what you want•man plans and God laughs•things don't always turn out the way you hope