seldom

ad. seldom comes the better: rarely is change for the bet-ter; when things change,they usually change for theworse (a pessimistic proverb) 好事不常有，坏事倒常来。
△R.III.2.3.4:“"Ill news,by’r Lady; seldom comes he better.”圣母在上，真是坏消息；好事不常有，坏事倒常来。