一いち円えんを笑わらう者ものは一いち円えんに泣なく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen

Proverb warning against underestimating small amounts of money; even a single yen matters.

• 「一いち円えんを笑わらう者ものは一いち円えんに泣なく」ということわざがある。

  There is a proverb that says, 'He who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen.'

• 小こ銭ぜにを粗そ末まつにすると、あとで困こまるよ。一いち円えんを笑わらう者ものは一いち円えんに泣なくって言いうだろ。

  If you waste small change, you'll regret it later. They say, 'Take care of the penny,' right?