before your own door before you look after your neighbour’s._
Veele handen maaken ligt werk. _Many hands make light work._
Veele woorden vullen geen zak. _Many words don’t fill the sack._
(Scoticè: _Meikle crack fills nae sack._)
Veel geschreeuw maar weinig wol, zei de drommel, en hij schoor zijne
varkens. _Great cry and little wool, quoth the devil, when he sheared
his hogs._
Veel geschreeuws, en luttel wol. _Great cry and little wool._
Veel herders by de schapen, zullen maar te langer slapen. _When many
shepherds tend the sheep, they but so much the longer sleep._
Veel honden is der hazen dood. _Many hounds are the death of the hare._
Veel hoofden, veel zinnen. _Many heads, many minds._
Veel kleintjes maken een groot. _Many littles make a mickle._
Veel koks verzouten de brij. _Too many cooks oversalt the porridge._
Veel praats en weinig werks. _Much talk little work._
Velen openen een deur om een venster te sluiten. _Many open a door to
shut a window._
Verdraagt het geen gij door uw eigen schuld lijdt. _Bear patiently that
which thou sufferest by thine own fault._
Verkoop den huid niet, voor gij den beer hebt gevangen. _Don’t sell the
skin till you’ve caught the bear._
Verloren eer, keert nimmermeer. _Honour once lost never returns._
Verstandigen staan naar ampten en de dom-ooren krijgen ze. _Wise men
sue for offices, and blockheads get them._
Viel den hemel, daar en bleef geen aarden pot heel. _Were the sky to
fall, not an earthen pot would be left whole._
Voet voor voet gaat men ver. _Step by step one goes far._
Vogels van gelijke veeren vliegen graag t’zamen. _Birds of a feather
flock together._
Volle flesschen en glazen maken vloekers en dwazen. _Full bottles and
glasses make swearers and asses._
Voor dag uit, voor nacht in. _Out before day, in before night._
Voor groote kwalen sterke hulpmiddelen. _For great evils strong
remedies._
Voor stroom en wind is goed zeilen. _It is good sailing with wind and
tide._
Voorzigtigheid is de moeder der fijne bierglazen. _Caution is the
parent of delicate beer-glasses._
Vrienden kost is haast gereed. _A friend’s dinner is soon dressed._
Vroeg gras, vroeg hooi. _Soon grass, soon hay._
Vroeg of laat komt de waarheid aan den dag. _Sooner or later the truth
comes to light._
Vroeg rijp, vroeg rot; vroeg wijs, vroeg zot. _Soon ripe, soon rotten;
soon wise, soon foolish._
Vroeg vuur, vroeg asch. _Soon fire, soon ashes._
W.
Waar de bije honig uit zuigt, zuigt de spin venijn uit. _Where the bee
sucks honey, the spider sucks poison._
Waar de dijk (of dam) het laagst is, loopt het water ’t eerst over.
_Where the dike (or dam) is lowest the water first runs over._
Waar de hegge het laagste is, wil elk er over. _Where the hedge is
lowest every one goes over._
Waar de vlijt de deur uit gaat, komt de armoede het venster in. _When
industry goes out of the door, poverty comes in at the window._
Waar men vruchtboomen zet valt niet op vruchten te rekenen. _He who
plants fruit-trees, must not count upon the fruit._
Waar niet is, verliest de keizer zijn regt. _Where there is nothing,
the emperor loses his right._
Wacht u voor een’ man met twee aangezigten. _Beware of the man of two
faces._
Wanneer de wijn is in de man, dan is de wijsheid in de kan. _When the
wine is in the man, the wit is in the can._
Wanneer dieven kijven bekomen vrome lieden hare goederen. _When thieves
fall out, honest men come to their goods._
Wanneer een boom ter aarde zijgt, maakt ieder dat hij takken krijgt.
_When the tree falls every one runs to cut boughs._
Wapenen, vrouwen, en boeken, behoeven dagelijksche behandeling. _Arms,
women, and books should be looked at daily._
Was, vlas, en tin; voor groot geld klein gewin. _Wax, flax, and tin;
much out and little in._
Wat de nuchtere denkt, dat spreekt de dronkaard. _What the sober man
thinks, the drunkard tells._
Wat de ouden zingen, piepen de ijongen. _The old ones sing, the young
ones pipe._ (Or, _As the old cock crows, the young cock learns._)
Water in eenen korf putten. _To put water into a basket._ (_To pour
water into a sieve._)
Water in de zee brengen. _To carry water to the sea._
Wat gij den armen geeft, leent gij den Heer. _He who giveth to the poor
lendeth to the Lord._
Wat het oog niet en ziet, dat begeert het herte niet. _What the eye
sees not, the heart craves not._
Wat horens heeft wil steken. _What has horns will gore._
Wat in ’t gebeente gegroeid is, wil uit het vleesch niet. _What is bred
in the bone won’t out of the flesh._
Wat niets en kost en deugd niet. _What costs nothing is worth nothing._
Wat u niet brand, dat koel niet. _That which burns thee not, cool not._
Wat van daag onregt is, is morgen geen regt. _What is wrong to-day
won’t be right to-morrow._
Weinig gezegd is haast verbeterd. _The less said the sooner mended._
Weinig houts veel vruchten. _Little wood, much fruit._
Weinig met eer, wat behoef je meer. _With honour and store, what would
you more._
Wel voorgaan doet wel volgen. _Good leading makes good following._
Werelds goed is eb en vloed. _Worldly good is ebb and flood._
Wie de roos wil plukken moet de doornen niet ontzien. _He who would
gather roses, must not fear thorns._
Wie een’ schalk wil vangen, moet achter de deur staan. _He who would
catch a rogue must watch behind the door._
Wie geen dorst heeft, wat doet hij bij de fontein. _Who has no thirst
has no business at the fountain._
Wie in zijn 23^e jaar niet sterft, in zijn 24^e niet verdrinkt, en
in zijn 25^e niet wordt verslagen, die mag wel spreken van goede
dagen. _He who dies not in his twenty-third year, drowns not in his
twenty-fourth, and is not slain in his twenty-fifth, may boast of good
days._
Wie is ’t die zonder op-spraak blijft, die voor de wereld spreekt of
schrijft? _Who can escape envy and blame, that speaks or writes for
public fame?_
Wie loopt, die wordt gejaagd. _Who runs is followed._
Wie op twee hazen te gelijk jaagt, vangt geen van beide. _He who hunts
two hares at once, catches neither._
Wie pepers te veel heeft die pepert zijne boonen. _Who has plenty of
pepper may pepper his beans._
Wie tegen wind spuwt, maakt zijn baard vuil. _Who spits against the
wind, fouls his beard._
Wie veeltijds spiegelen, zelden spinnen. _They who are often at the
looking-glass seldom spin._
Wie zich onder den draf mengt, dien eten de zwijnen. _He who mixes
himself with the draff will be eaten by the swine._
Wie zijn buren beledigt, maakt het zich zelven daarna zuur. _He who
slanders his neighbour makes a rod for himself._
Wie zijn kind straft, die heeft eere van hem; wie het niet straft, die
zal schande beleven. _Who chastises his child will be honoured by him,
who chastises him not will be shamed._
Wie zonder eten gaat te bed, dien wordt het slapen ligt belet. _Who
goes fasting to bed will sleep but lightly._
Wij appelen zwemmen, zei de paardenkeutel. _How we apples swim! said
the horse-t—d._
Wijsheid in mans, geduld in vrouwen, dat kan het huis in ruste houen.
_Wisdom in the man, patience in the wife, brings peace to the house,
and a happy life._
Wijst mij een’ leugenaar, en ik wijs u een’ dief. _Show me a liar, I’ll
show you a thief._
Wil men alle dingen met goede oogen aanzien dan moet men staâg door de
vingeren kijken. _Who would regard all things complacently must wink at
a great many._
Z.
Zaai geen geld op zee: ’t moet zinken. _Sow not money on the sea, lest
it sink._
Zacht gaan en verre zien. _Go softly and look afar._
Zachte meesters maken stinkende wonden. _Tender surgeons make foul
wounds._
Zachtzens en soergens gaat verre. _Soft and fair goeth far._
Zegt ons met wie dat gij verkeert, en heb ik uwen raad geleerd. _Tell
me the company you keep, and I’ll tell you what you are._
Zelfs lief niemands lief. _Self-love nobody else’s love_.
Zet u teeringe, na u neeringe. _Set thy expense according to thy trade._
Zich bij den neus laten leiden. _To be led by the nose._
Zij bijten niet al die haar tanden laten zien. _All do not bite that
show their teeth._
Zij leven te zamen als honden en katten. _They agree like cats and
dogs._
Zijn geld bekleed bij hem de plaats van wijsheid. _His money takes the
place of wisdom._
Zij steekt den bezem uit. _She hangs out the broom (wants a husband)._
Zij verstaan elkander als dieven op eene kermis. _They understand one
another like thieves in a fair._
Zij zijn niet allen gelijk die met den keizer rijden. _All are not
princes who ride with the emperor._
Zoo de gekken geen brood aten, het koren zogoed koop zijn. _If fools
ate no bread, corn would be cheap._
Zoo gewonnen, zoo geronnen. _So got, so gone._
Zoo gij een gek de vingers bied, ’t is vreemd neemt hij de vuisten
niet. _Offer a clown your finger, and he’ll take your fist._
Zoo gij zaait zoo zult gij maaien. _As you sow you shall reap._
Zoo pot, zoo deksel. _Like pot, like cover._
Zoo veel hoofden, zoo veel zinnen. _So many men, so many minds._
Zuinigheid is een groote rente. _Economy is a great revenue._
Zulk begin, zulk einde. _So begun, so done._
Zulke heer, zulke knecht. _Like master, like man._
Zware beurzen en ligte harten kunnen veel verzetten. _Heavy purses and
light hearts can sustain much._
Zweegen de dwazen zij waren wijs. _Were fools silent they would pass
for wise._
Zwijgen antwoordt veel. _Silence answers much._
DANISH PROVERBS.
A.
Aaret har en vid Mund og en stor Mave. _The year has a wide mouth and a
big belly._
Adam fik en Hak og Eva fik en Rok, deraf er al vor Adels-Flok. _Adam
got a hoe, and Eve got a spinning-wheel, and thence come all our
nobles._
Af Falsk og Svig vorder ingen riig. _Deceit and treachery make no man
rich._
Af Læp vorder Hund læderaadig. _By gnawing skin a dog learns to eat
leather._
Af liden Gnist kommer ofte stor Ild. _A large fire often comes from a
small spark._
Af Ögler komme Ögleunger. _Vipers breed vipers._
Af Skade bliver man klog, men sielden rig. _Damage suffered makes you
knowing, but seldom rich._
Af to onde Kaar skal man vælge det bedste. _Of two evils choose the
least._
Alderdom er ond Reisebroder. _Age is a sorry travelling companion._
Alderdom giör mangen hvidere, men ikke bedre. _Age makes many a man
whiter, but not better._
Aldrig er Fugl saa liden, söger jo eget Bo. _A bird may be ever so
small, it always seeks a nest of its own._
Aldrig er saa gammel en Kiærling, kommer der Ild i hende hun springer
jo. _A woman may be ever so old, if she takes fire she will jump._
Aldrig læges Saar saa vel, at Arret jo synes. _A wound never heals so
well that the scar cannot be seen._
Aldrig var færre Adel, end naar hver vil være det. _There were never
fewer nobles than when all would be so._
Alle Baader hiælpe, sagde Soen, hun greb et Myg. _Every little helps,
said the sow, when she snapped at a gnat._
Alle Nögle ere ei bundne ved en Kones Laar. _All keys hang not at one
woman’s girdle._
Alle Qvinder ere gode lutherske de prædike heller end de höre Messe.
_All women are good Lutherans, they would rather preach than hear mass._
Alle see hans bolde Arm, ingen seer hans slunkne Tarm. _Every one sees
his smart coat, no one sees his shrunken belly._
Alle ville længe leve, men Ingen vil gammel hedde. _All wish to live
long, but none to be called old._
Almisse tömmer ei Pung, og ei Messe Dagsfærd. _Alms do not empty the
purse, and a mass does not exhaust the day’s duty._
Alting har en Ende—uden Pölsen, den har to. _Everything has an
end—except a sausage, which has two._
Altid at spare, er altid at fattes. _Always to be sparing is always to
be in want._
Alt leer folsk Mand, naar Anden leer. _A fool laughs when others laugh._
Alt Vand vil til Strand, og Pengene til rig Mands Haand. _As water runs
towards the shore, so does money towards the rich man’s hand._
Alt voxer Rakketand, mens gammel Hund bider Been. _The teeth of the
puppy are growing, while the old dog is gnawing bones._
Alvor og Gammen kunne bedst sammen. _Earnestness and sport go well
together._
Anden Tid giver andet Folk. _Other times, other folk._
Arbeide har en bitter Rod, men söd Smag. _Labour has a bitter root, but
a sweet taste._
Arm er den Muus som kun har et Hul. _It is a poor mouse that has but
one hole._
Armod og Kiærlighed ere onde at dölge. _Love and poverty are hard to
conceal._
Arne Bande bider bedst. _The curse on the hearth wounds the deepest._
Arrig Quinde og bidsk Hund vogte Huset. _A cross-grained woman and a
snappish dog take care of the house._
At bede og smöre sinker ei at kiöre. _To bait and to grease does not
retard a journey._
At bie og lide, stiller mangen en Qvide. _To wait and be patient
soothes many a pang._
At sige Daaren Raad, det er som at slaae Vand paa en Gaas. _To give
counsel to a fool is like throwing water on a goose._
At skære i fremmed Öre er ikke anderledes end i Filtehat. _To cut into
another man’s ear is like cutting into a felt hat._
At tie Sandhed, er at begrave Guld. _To withhold truth is to bury gold._
At vide Lov og giöre Ret er tvende haande. _To know the law and do the
right are two things._
Ave er god naar hun kommer i Tide. _Correction is good when
administered in time._
Avind kommer ikke i öde Huus. _Envy does not enter an empty house._
Avindsyg er sin egen Böddel. _Envy is its own torturer._
Avind var aldrig god Talsmand. _Envy was never a good spokesman._
Ærlig Mand er ei disværre, at en Hund göer ad ham. _An honest man is
not the worse because a dog barks at him._
B.
Bag efter kommer tyndt Öl. _Small beer comes the last._
Bande bider ei Öie ud, uden Næven fölger med. _A curse will not strike
out an eye, unless the fist goes with it._
Bange Hierte vandt aldrig fager Mö. _Faint heart never won fair lady._
Barneryg vil böies i Tide. _A child’s back must be bent early._
Barn skal krybe til det lærer at gaae. _A child must creep until it
learns to walk._
Barne Sorg varer stakket. _A child’s sorrow is short-lived._
Bær Asenet en Guldsæk, det æder dog Tidsel. _Though the ass may carry a
sack of gold, it nevertheless feeds on thistles._
Beder Gud dig drage, han faaer dig vel Reb; beder han dig ride, han
faaer dig vel Hest. _If God bids thee draw, he will find thee a rope;
if he bids thee ride, he will find thee a horse._
Bedre Ægget i Dag end Hönen i Morgen. _Rather the egg to-day than the
hen to-morrow._
Bedre at Barn græder end at Moder sukker. _Better the child cry, than
the mother sigh._
Bedre at blæse hart end at brænde sig. _Better blow hard than burn
yourself._
Bedre at gaae en liden Krog end at væde sin Brog. _Better make a short
circuit than to wet your hose._
Bedre at komme seent til Kirke end aldrig. _Better come late to church
than never._
Bedre at spare paa Bredden, end paa Bunden. _Better spare at the brim
than at the bottom._
Bedre at være fri Fugl end fangen Konge. _Better to be a free bird than
a captive king._
Bedre brænder den vaade Green end den törre Steen. _The wet branch
burns better than the dry stone._
Bedre een Fugl i Haanden end to paa Taget. _One bird in the hand is
better than two on the roof._
Bedre en salt Sild over sit eget Bord, end en fersk Giedde over et
fremmed. _Better a salt herring on your own table, than a fresh pike on
another man’s._
Bedre er aaben Fjende end Hykle-Ven. _Better an open enemy than a false
friend._
Bedre er at Barn græder, end gammel Mand. _Better the child cry than
the old man._
Bedre er at gaae fri i en grön Eng, end at være bunden til en
Tornebusk. _Better walk unshackled in a green meadow, than be bound to
a thorn-bush._
Bedre er at lide for Sandhed, end at Lönnes for Lögn. _Better suffer
for truth, than prosper by falsehood._
Bedre er at stemme Bækken end Aaen. _It is easier to stem the brook
than the river._
Bedre er at tinge ved Busken end ved Boien. _It is better to make
conditions in the bush than in prison._
Bedre er at Verden veed du er en Synder end at Gud veed du er en
Hykler. _Better the world should know you as a sinner than God know you
as a hypocrite._
Bedre er Bröd end Fuglesang. _Bread is better than the song of birds._
Bedre er den Green der böier, end den der brister. _Better is the
branch that bends, than the branch that breaks._
Bedre er dyrt at kiöbe, end ilde at svelte. _It is better to buy dearly
than to hunger direly._
Bedre er een Ko med Ro end syv med Uro. _Better one cow in peace than
seven in trouble._
Bedre er et magert Forliig, end en fed Trætte. _A meagre compromise is
better than a fat lawsuit._
Bedre er et Ord for, end ti Ord efter. _One word beforehand is better
than ten afterwards._
Bedre er grov Traad, end bart Laar. _Better coarse cloth than naked
thighs._
Bedre er heelt end med Guld bödet. _Better whole than patched with
gold._
Bedre er Held end hundrede Mark. _Luck is better than a hundred marks._
Bedre er liden Nagle for Huus end slet ingen. _A small bolt to the
house is better than none at all._
Bedre er selv at have, end Söster at bede. _Better to have something
yourself, than to beg of your sister._
Bedre er snild Tunge, end kæmt Haar. _A smooth tongue is better than
smooth locks._
Bedre er strax at nægte, end længe at love. _Better to deny at once,
than to promise long._
Bedre er svang Hest end tom Grime. Bedre er halvt Bröd end Alt mist.
Bedre er lidet Boskab end tomt Huus. _Better a poor horse than an empty
stall. Better half a loaf than none at all. Better a little furniture
than an empty house._
Bedre er tiende Ord end tarvlös Tale. _Speaking silence is better than
senseless speech._
Bedre er tösser maalt, end eengang og galt. _Better twice measured than
once wrong._
Bedre er tyndt Öl end tom Tönde. _Better weak beer than an empty cask._
Bedre er Venne-Napp, end Fiende-Klap. _Better a friend’s bite than an
enemy’s caress._
Bedre i gammel Vogn end i nyt Skib. _Better in an old carriage than in
a new ship._
Bedre ingen Lov, end uden Fremgang. _Better no law, than law not
enforced._
Bedre lidt med Ro og Rette, end meget med Uro og Trætte. _Better a
little in peace and with right, than much with anxiety and strife._
Bedre noget paa Armen end alt i Tarmen. _Better something on the arm
than all in the stomach._
Bedre paa Træbeen at gaae, end paa Baar at bæres. _Better walk on
wooden legs, than be carried on a wooden bier._
Bedre sildig end aldrig. _Better late than never._
Bedst brænder Ild paa egen Arne. _The fire burns brightest on one’s own
hearth._
Bid byder anden. _One bite brings another._
Blind Due finder ogsaa stundom Hvedekorn. _A blind pigeon may sometimes
find a grain of wheat._
Blodet er aldrig saa tyndt, at det jo er tykkere end Vand. _Let the
blood be ever so thin, it is always thicker than water._
Blomster er Frugtens Fæstepenge. _Flowers are the pledges of fruit._
Bondens Fied giör Ageren fed. _The foot of the farmer manures the
field._
Bön er dyrest Kiöb. _What is got by begging is dearly bought._
Börn er fattig Mands Rigdom. _Children are the riches of the poor._
Börn er vis Sorg, men uvis Glæde. _Children are certain sorrow, but
uncertain joy._
Brændt Barn rædes gierne Ilden, og bidt Barn Hund. _A burnt child fears
the fire, and a bitten child fears a dog._
Bugen vil intet borge. _The belly gives no credit._
D.
Daare lader Raad gaae ind ad det ene Öre, og ud ad det andet. _Advice
to a fool goes in at one ear and out at the other._
Daarligt er at frygte det man ei kan flye. _It is folly to fear what
one cannot avoid._
Da begynde Svanerne at synge, naar Raagerne tie. _When the rooks are
silent the swans begin to sing._
Da er Ild god inde, naar Hunsegel hænger ude. _The fire is welcome
within, when icicles hang without._
Dagen er aldrig saa hellig at jo Gryden vil syde. _The day is never so
holy that the pot refuses to boil._
De ere ei alle Jægere, som blæse i Horn. _All are not hunters that blow
the horn._
De ere ikke alle gode Stegere som bær lange Knive. _All are not good
cooks who carry long knives._
De flye ei Alle, som vende Ryggen. _It is not all who turn their backs
that flee._
De gamle Stude har de stive Horn. _Old oxen have stiff horns._
De Gamle til Raad—de Unge til Daad. _The aged in council—the young in
action._
Deilig er Frugten som Dyden er i Træet. _As the virtue in the tree,
such is the fruit._
Deilighed bær Medgiften i Ansigtet. _Beauty carries its dower in its
face._
De lumske Sviin æde Masken, de galne löbe uden om. _The still swine eat
the mash, the wild ones run past it._
Den Bænk er vel prydet (som) med gode Qvinder er sat. _That bench is
well adorned that is filled with virtuous women._
Den Dag kommer vel, at Koen haver sin Hale behov. _The day is sure to
come when the cow will want her tail._
Den der er slaaet til en Skilling bliver aldrig Daler. _That which is
stamped a penny will never be a pound._
Den der har Glastag paa sit eget Huus, maa ikke kaste Steen paa andres.
_He who has a glass roof on his own house, must not throw stones at
others’._
Den der ikke sparer paa Skillingen, faaer aldrig Daleren. _He that does
not save pennies, will never have pounds._
Den der jager to Harer af een Busk, faaer sielden nogen af dem. _He who
hunts two hares from one bush, is not likely to catch either._
Den der tager en Enke med tre Börn, tager fire Tyve. _He who marries a
widow with three children, marries four thieves._
Den der venter paa död Mands Skoe, kommer længe til at gaae barfodet.
_He who waits for dead men’s shoes, may have to go long barefoot._
Den der vil have Hunden hængt, siger den bider Faar. _He that wants to
hang a dog, says that it bites the sheep._
Den Ene jager, den Anden æder Haren. _One hunts the hare, and another
eats it._
Den ene Ravn hugger ikke Öinene ud paa den Anden. _One raven does not
peck out another’s eyes._
Den ene Stodder lider ikke at den anden har to Poser. _One beggar likes
not that another has two wallets._
Den er en Giek sig selv roser, og en Gal sig selv vil laste. _He is a
fool that praises himself, and he a madman that speaks ill of himself._
Den er god at borge Byg som eier Havre. _It is safe to lend barley to
him who has oats._
Den er ilde skikket til Bager, der har et Hoved af Smör. _He is little
suited to be a baker, whose head is made of butter._
Den er ingen nyttig, som ei er sig selv nyttig. _He who is of no use to
himself, is of no use to any one._
Den er ingensteds som allesteds vil være. _He who would be everywhere
will be nowhere._
Den er let at lokke, som efter vil hoppe. _He is easy to lure, who is
ready to follow._
Den er Mand, som giör Mands Gierning. _He is a man, who acts like a
man._
Den er næst Gud som mindst behöver. _He is nearest to God who has the
fewest wants._
Den er Tingen næst, som har den i Hænder. _He is nearest a thing, who
has it in his hands._
Den er ung nok som er sund, og rig nok som er uden Gield. _He is young
enough who has health, and he is rich enough who has no debts._
Den er værd det Söde som har smagt det Suure. _He is worthy of sweets,
who has tasted bitters._
Den Fattige fattes meget, men den Gierrige alt. _The poor man wants
much, the miser everything._
Den fede So veed ei hvad den sultne lider. _The fat sow knows not what
the hungry sow suffers._
Den förste Fugl fanger det förste Korn. _The first bird gets the first
grain._
Den Gaas kiækker höit, der har en god Gasse. _The goose that has a good
gander cackles loudly._
Den Gaas kiækker ikke mere som Hovedet er af. _The goose that has lost
its head no longer cackles._
Den Gamle skal man ære, den Unge skal man lære. _Honour the old, teach
the young._
Den giemmer til Kat, som giemmer til Nat. _He who puts by for the
night, puts by for the cat._
Den glæder sig meest, som selv qvæder. _He that sings himself is the
best pleased._
Den har svært Löb, som nödes til at löbe. _He runs heavily who is
forced to run._
Den Hund man skal nöde til Skovs, beder ikke mange Dyr. _The dog that
is forced into the woods will not hunt many deer._
Den kan snarest spilde, som har Karret i Haand. _He is most likely to
spill who holds the vessel in his hand._
Den Kloges Arv findes i alle Lande. _A clever man’s inheritance is
found in every country._
Den Korset haver signer sig selv först. _He that bears the cross,
blesses himself first._
Den lade Dreng og den varme Seng kunne ei vel skilles ad. _A lazy boy
and a warm bed are difficult to part._
Den Lade faaer ingen Lön uden Last. _Blame is the lazy man’s wages._
Den leder ikke gierne bag Dören, som ei selv har staaet der. _A man
does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself._
Den leer bedst som leer sidst. _He who laughs last, laughs best._
Den lever ikke i al Verden, som kan flaae Huden af en Qvadsteen. _He
does not live in this world that can skin a grindstone._
Den Milde giver sig rig, den Gierrige tager sig fattig. _The generous
man grows rich in giving, the miser poor in taking._