Veps proverbs

Veps is a language spoken in Karelia.

E

 * Ed rada, ka ed śö.
 * Translation: No work, no eating.
 * English equivalent: He that will not work, shall not eat.
 * Hungarian Equivalent: Aki nem dolgozik, ne is egyék.
 * Meaning: "Without due effort one is not entitled to the fruits of the work."
 * Source for proverb and meaning:

I

 * Iceiz sil'mas part i nägy, a verhas sil'mas i puik nägub.
 * Translation: A mosquito is noticed in the eyes of another, but not an elephant in the eyes of ones own self.
 * English equivalent: You see the splinter in another's eye but fail to see the beam in your own.
 * Hungarian equivalent: Más szemében a szálkát is, a magáéban a gerendát sem veszi észre.


 * Igä elä, iga opeta.
 * Translation: Life-time, live, life-time, all the same you will die as stupid.
 * Hungarian Equivalent: Jó pap holtig tanul.

M

 * Mite tat, mugō i poig.
 * Translation: Such father, such son.
 * English equivalent: Like father, like son.
 * Meaning: "Sons may look and behave like their fathers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and daily."
 * Source for meaning and proverbs:


 * Mit'te mam, mugoi t'itar.
 * Translation: Such mother, such daughter.
 * English equivalent: Like mother, like daughter.
 * Meaning: "Daughters may look and behave like their mothers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and daily."
 * Source for meaning and proverb:


 * Mägi mägemu î soite, a meź meśtmu soidise.
 * Translation: Two men will meet sooner than two mountains.
 * English equivalent: "A mountain never meets a mountain, but a man meets a man.
 * "Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it."
 * Attributed to Andy Rooney
 * Source for proverbs and meaning:

P

 * Pū ei lankte ühtel painandal.
 * Translation: A tree isn't felled with one stroke.
 * English equivalent: Little strokes fell great oaks.
 * Hungarian Equivalent: Lassú víz partot mos.
 * Meaning: "A difficult task, e. g. removing a person/group from a strong position, or changing established ideas cannot be done quickly. It can be achieved gradually, by small steps, a little at a time."
 * Source for proverbs and meaning:

ü

 * ühthe korffa mäń, a toiže ľäks.
 * Translation: In at one ear and out at the other.
 * English equivalent: Advice most needed is the least heeded.
 * "The best among you are those who are best to their wives."
 * Muhammad narrated in Ibn Majah, #1978, and Al-Tirmizi, #3895.
 * Source for meaning: