- English translation
A single day of good health and ease is already plenty.
- Literal wording
A day in well-being is a lot.
- Meaning and lesson
Even one day spent in well-being, meaning health, safety, and freedom from hardship together, is a generous gift. The saying asks the listener to recognize such a day as abundance in itself rather than as something ordinary or owed.
It carries a call to contentment and gratitude: whoever enjoys a stretch of well-being should take pleasure in it and give thanks to God for the kindness it represents, instead of overlooking it.
- When it is used
Use it to remind someone, or yourself, to value an ordinary day free of illness or trouble, for example after recovering, after a scare, or when people complain about small inconveniences while being basically safe and well.
- Register
- colloquial
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