『江戸川柳辞典』（浜田義一郎編/東京堂出版）より選句
鼻の下長く女房の御帳つき
亭主は、女好きで、彼の女房は前科者だ。解説によれば、この場合の前科とは、かつて姦通事件を起こして捕まっていることを指す。
The husband is a womanizer, and his wife is an ex-convict. According to the commentary, the criminal record in this case refers to the fact that she was previously arrested for an adultery incident.
川柳作者は、不倫経験のある女性と一緒に暮らせるのは、男が女好きのせいだと言っております。それは、主観だと思います。
The senryu author says that the reason a man can live with a woman who has had an affair is because he likes women. I think that's subjective.
所詮、男も女も、人はそんなもので、過去の行いについて、それほどこだわりがない。夫の考えは、かなりあっさりしたものと思われる。
After all, both men and women make mistakes, and he isn't too picky about his wife's past actions. His thoughts seem to be quite simple.
