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Original Text:
MARIEZ VOUS DONC... EN CHINE.
Une chinoise qui n'apporte rien à son mari, met le ménage dans la gêne car sa toilette coûte beaucoup. Une chinoise qui apporte quelque chose, met le ménage dans l'embarras car sa toilette coûte davantage. Une chinoise qui apporte beaucoup, met le ménage dans la misère: ses caprices mangent tout!

Translation:
WHA DON'T YOU GET MARRIED.... IN CHINA.
A Chinese woman who doesn't have a dowry places the household in serious difficulty, because of the cost of her toilette. A Chinese woman who brings something into the household, puts the household into debt, because the toilette will cost even more.
A Chinese woman however, who brings in a lot of money, puts the household into misery..... her whims devour it all.