The second day of Heshvan and a broken chair

Earlier today -- before sunset, and therefore still the second day of the Hebrew month of Heshvan -- I read this on p. 46 of Chelmaxioms:

The cranes

and herons

never stay

beyond the

second day

of Heshvan

Three pages later, on p. 49, I found this:

Wondering what the Hebrew meant, I tried to check it using the camera function of the Google Translate app on my phone. It gave me any of three different translations, depending on the exact angle at which I held my phone:

Because Les is a king of scales

Because the property will be destroyed

Because the chair will be broken

Earlier today, on the second day of Heshvan, a worker who was doing some repairs at my house accidentally broke one of my chairs.