סַבָּא בַּבַּיִת-מַעֲמָסָה בַּבַּיִת, סָבְתָא בְּבֵית-מַטְמוֹן בַּבַּיִת

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Grandfather in the house—a burden in the house; grandmother in the house—a treasure in the house/ an old man in the house is a curse, an old woman a blessing

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Sometimes an elderly man living with his descendants becomes a burden to them, whereas an elderly woman contributes to and helps the household.

("Hezekiah said, Tell my people: Saba in Betha, Paha in Betha, Saba in Betha, Sima in Betha" - Arkin 19:1, and so: "Forever he is the honor of the elders, and take their advice from the mouth of Rehoboam the son of Solomon, and Amer the son of Sira said Saba in Betha, Taba in Betha. Forever all the sons of men will be in your eyes as a list, and he will be honorable as a king" - The Compendium of the Midrash (Eisenstein) for Everlasting Life, page 274, and thus: "When a woman reaches the age of old age, she is close to thinking like a man, for a man, in his old age, loses a third of his value, and a woman, in her old age, loses a third of her value. And these are the sayings of the people of Saba in Beta Fahta in Beta Sabta in Beta Sama. "In the house and in the house, he entered the house" - Sefer Mitzvot Gadol Eshin Simeon 28, Kala)