proverb · Words worth keeping
Do not stick your finger between husband and wife.
Do not stick your finger between husband and wife.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A finger kept from between husband and wife warns against intervening in an intimate relationship. The saying expresses caution about involvement.
What the words are saying
The physical image supplies no procedure, and a critical reading rejects a blanket rule against necessary support or reporting harm. A useful application distinguishes unwanted interference from help that respects agency and actual needs. Marriage does not make mistreatment private beyond accountability.
Everyday example
Someone asks what support is wanted while taking a serious concern about harm appropriately rather than dismissing it as a private dispute.
When to use it
Use it critically to distinguish interference from needed assistance.
What it does not mean
No requirement to conceal relationship harm or universal prohibition on helping is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
Italy
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin.- Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 853; PDF page 76; collection label: Italy
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Italy