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 92.—Tsuki ni murakumo, hana ni kazé.

Cloud-wrack to the moon; wind to flowers.

93.—Tsuyu no inochi.

Human life is like the dew of morning.

94.—U-ki wa, kokoro ni ari.

Joy and sorrow exist only in the mind.

95.—Uri no tsuru ni nasubi wa naranu.

Egg-plants do not grow upon melon-vines.

96.—Uso mo hōben.

Even an untruth may serve as a device.

97.—Waga ya no hotoké tattoshi.

My family ancestors were all excellent Buddhas.