悪あく妻さいは百ひゃく年ねんの不ふ作さく

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a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband

Proverb warning that marrying a bad wife brings lasting misfortune, likened to a hundred years of poor harvest.

• 「悪あく妻さいは百ひゃく年ねんの不ふ作さく」ということわざがある。

  There is a proverb that says, 'A bad wife spells the ruin of her husband.'