He that has a house to put's head in has a good head-piece.

The saying treats shelter as a fundamental measure of well-being: if you have a “house to put’s head in,” you are already fortunate, whatever your other lacks. “Head-piece” (head) also carries a hint of “good sense,” suggesting that basic security can be counted as a kind of wisdom or good fortune in itself. Read this way, the line belongs to a strain of early modern proverbial thinking that prizes practical necessities over status or refinement. It can also be heard ironically—spoken by a character who reduces happiness to mere survival—underscoring how precarious life can be when even a roof overhead is a notable blessing.