As the saying goes, "It is better to encourage gambling than prostitution." The second half of the sentence is "It is better to borrow a house for a funeral than to borrow a house for a couple." It means that you would rather lend your house to others for a funeral than to Don't lend it to outsiders for weddings. Because the ancients believed that the blood stains after the couple consummated their marriage would bring bad luck to the owner of the house. "It is better to advise gambling than prostitution" means that you can advise a person not to gamble, but you must never advise a person not to go whoring.
Because if you fail to persuade someone to gamble, at least there won't be any associated side effects. If you succeed, they can thank you, and if you fail to persuade them, they won't be resented. It is not possible to persuade prostitutes, because it involves many aspects, such as family level, interpersonal relationships, etc. Prostitution is a serious matter that can lead to the breakdown of family relationships. In the end, who will the parties blame? Of course they will blame the revelation. People, don’t be a peacemaker on this matter, at least it’s not self-serving.
It is difficult for an upright official to interrupt household affairs and get involved in other people's household affairs, which will inevitably lead to a mess in the end. Of course, pornography, gambling and drugs are inherently bad things, and we must supervise our family and friends not to get involved. "It is better to borrow a house to mourn than to borrow a house to marry a couple" is an ancient custom. The deceased is a big one, and if a person is so poor that he has no place to hold a funeral, friends and neighbors can help him, because the ancients believed that the coffin is a good sign, and there is a saying that "seeing the coffin will make you rich."
It is absolutely forbidden to borrow the house to consummate the marriage. This has been a taboo since ancient times. If the blood stains of the consummation of the newlyweds remain, it will be a lifetime of bad luck. Just like the custom in rural areas nowadays, a daughter cannot sleep in the same room when she brings her husband back to her parents' home. This is the same reason. Naturally, we cannot accept all of these common sayings, but we must take their essence and discard their dross.