«عِيبِ الرَّاجِلْ جِيبُهْ»

A husband is measured by what he provides. The fault people hold against a married man, rather than men in general, is that he spends too little on his wife and children; his purse, more than his other traits, decides how others judge him as head of a household.

The pocket stands for money and spending on the family. The saying does not settle why he spends little: it may point to stinginess or simply to a lack of means that leaves the family short. Both readings stay open, but either way the flaw lies in how the household is supported.

Fits comments on a husband who spends too little on his wife and children, or reminders that a provider is judged chiefly by what he gives his household. It can sound blunt or reproachful when aimed at a specific person.