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くるしいときのかみだのみ
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. danger past, God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; man turns to God only in times of trouble; there are no atheists in foxholes
Alt. forms
苦くるしい時ときの神かみ頼だのみ
苦くるしいときの神かみ頼だのみ
くるしいときのかみだのみ
Composed of
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
entreaty to a deity