よく結えば悪く言われる後家の髪

Reading
よくゆえばわるくいわれるごけのかみ
English
Glamour makes for juicy gossip
Notes
If a widow後家 ties結 up her hair髪, people will speak言 ill悪 of her (thinking she's on the prowl) A play of 結う and 言う sounding alike
Origin
明治
proverbsKotoKen 2