寸すん善ぜん尺しゃく魔ま

expression

evil outweighs good; one good thing brings many bad things

A yojijukugo proverb meaning that good is scarce and evil is abundant; a small good is easily overwhelmed by a large amount of bad. Often used to lament that one good deed or event is followed by many troubles.

• 寸すん善ぜん尺しゃく魔まで、いいことがあったと思おもったらすぐに悪わるいことが起おきる。

  As the saying goes, one good thing is followed by many bad things; just when I thought something good happened, something bad immediately occurred.