他た人にんの不ふ幸こうは蜜みつの味あじ

expression

the misfortune of others tastes as sweet as honey

Proverb expressing the human tendency to take pleasure in others' troubles; often used critically or self-deprecatingly.

• 他た人にんの不ふ幸こうは蜜みつの味あじというけれど、本ほん当とうにそう思おもう自じ分ぶんが嫌いやになる。

  They say the misfortune of others tastes as sweet as honey, but I hate myself for actually feeling that way.