This idiom starts with one, two, three and four.

A handful of dirt-a grave

in a complete mess

never come to anything

Reseller who makes a profit.

Duplicity

Three kinds of nuns and six kinds of old women-suspicious people who make a living by dishonest means

Feudal society used to praise women.

Often unfortunate.

Arms and legs fall backwards in the air.

lay exposed/open to attacks on all sides

tall and big

Be dismembered by five horses ―― Tear something to pieces.

(of a person) short in body and limbs.

Even six domestic animals were disturbed ― there was no peace at all.

bent

Seven in and seven out.

Able to cope with all kinds of situations.

Often unfortunate.

Three religions

narrow escape from death

be guilty of the most heinous crimes

A heinous crime