in weal and woe

== English == === Etymology === From weal (“prosperity; welfare”) + woe (“great distress or sadness; calamity, trouble”). Compare Dutch wel en wee, Swedish väl och ve. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪn ˌwiːl‿n̩ ˈwəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪn ˌwil‿n̩ ˈwoʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊ === Prepositional phrase === in weal and woe In both prosperity and adversity; in good times and bad. Synonym: for weal or woe ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== through thick and thin in sickness and in health for better or worse all-weather friend