Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок
ХОЗЯЙКОЮ ДОМ СТОИТ
It is the wife that keeps the house and makes a house into a home. See Добрая жена дом сбережет (Д), Наше дело телячье (H)
Cf:The eye of the housewife makes the cat fat (Am.). Men build houses, women build homes (Am.). Men get wealth and women keep it (Br.). Men make houses, women make homes (Am.,Br.). The wife is the key of the house (Br.)