abyss

Man looks in the abyss. there’s nothing staring back at him.
底なしの淵を覗き込んで何も見えない時

At that moment, man finds his character.
人間は、自分の本当の姿を見る

And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.
それで、淵に落ちないで済むのだ。