- Literally
- There are four troubles: 1. What is foolishness in old age, 2. What is sickness in a foreign land, 3. What is debt with unemployment, 4. What is the duty of going on a long road while walking.
- What it means
- This lists four specific life hardships that are particularly difficult to endure.
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