この世で男にとって最良のことは良妻を選ぶことであり、最悪のことは選び損なって悪妻を持つことである。

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English Translation

The best thing in the world for a man is to choose a good wife, the worst being to mistakenly choose an ill-suited one.

Furigana

この世(よ)で男(おとこ)にとって最良(さいりょう)のことは良妻(りょうさい)を選(えら)ぶことであり、最悪(さいあく)のことは選(えら)び損(そこ)なって悪妻(あくさい)を持(も)つことである。

Romanji

Konoyo de otoko nitotte sairyō no koto wa ryōsai o erabu koto de ari, saiaku no koto wa erabi sokonatte akusai o motsu koto de aru.

Words

この世 (このよ)

this world; the present life (in contrast to the land of the dead)

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

最良 (さいりょう)

the best; ideal

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

良妻 (りょうさい)

good wife

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

最悪 (さいあく)

the worst

選び (えらび)

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

損なう (そこなう)

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to fail in doing

悪妻 (あくさい)

bad wife

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of