- English translation
For every knot, there is someone who can undo it.
- Literal wording
Every knot comes with its own untier.
- Meaning and lesson
No difficulty is truly beyond resolution. However tightly a problem appears to be bound, something will eventually loosen it, whether a person, a circumstance, or simply time; the saying leaves open which, so giving up hope is premature.
In practice the saying serves as reassurance and a call for patience. It offers hope rather than a promise of quick or easy relief, encouraging the listener to keep waiting or searching, trusting that a stubborn complication will in time be worked free.
- When it is used
Offer it to comfort someone who feels trapped by a seemingly hopeless problem, or to express confidence that a tangled matter will eventually be settled, through persistence, time, or the right helper, without implying the relief will come soon or easily.
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