色いろ男おとこ金かねと力ちからはなかりけり

expression

handsome men have neither money nor power

Proverb meaning that good-looking men often lack wealth or influence. The classical ending けり adds a reflective, slightly old-fashioned tone.

• 「色いろ男おとこ金かねと力ちからはなかりけり」とはよく言いったもので、彼かれは見みた目めはいいが、いつも金きん欠けつだ。

  As the saying goes, 'handsome men have neither money nor power'; he's good-looking but always broke.