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Monday for wealth, Tuesday for health, Wednesday the best day of all; Thursday for crosses, Friday for losses, Saturday no luck at all.

Monday for wealth, Tuesday for health, Wednesday the best day of all; Thursday for crosses, Friday for losses, Saturday no luck at all.
Traditional

Historical period not yet established

Meaning in plain English

The saying assigns good or bad outcomes to the weekday of an undertaking. Its list promises wealth, health or misfortune from timing alone.

What the words are saying

Each day receives a different fate, with Wednesday favoured and later days treated more severely. This can expose the confidence created by an orderly list of omens. The explanation does not establish that weekdays cause these outcomes, prescribe a day for a commitment or infer where the list originated. A careful reading asks whether the decision has real reasons beyond the pattern.

Everyday example

A group chooses a suitable date by participants’ needs rather than a rhyme promising wealth or loss.

When to use it

Use it to examine a weekday-based omen critically.

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What it does not mean

The listed outcomes are not guaranteed, and the verse is not health or financial advice.

Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.

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Author or tradition
Traditional
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Historical period
Historical period not yet established
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A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases

Entry 1094 · Monday

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English