What the old ones sing, the young ones whistle.
When hard work goes out of the door, poverty comes in at the window.
When it is God's will to plague a man, a mouse can bite him to death.
When one sheep is over the dam, the rest follow.
When prosperity smiles, beware of its guiles.
When the ass is too happy he begins dancing on the ice.
When the calf is drowned they cover the well.
When the cook and the steward fall out, we hear who stole the butter.
When the dog is down, everyone is ready to bite him.
When the head is sick the whole body is sick.
When the husband earns well, the wife spends well.
When the sack is full it pricks up its ears.
When the shepherd strays, the sheep stray.
When the stomach is full the heart is glad.
When the tree falls everyone runs to cut the branches.
When thieves fall out, honest men get their goods back.
When things go well it is easy to advise.
When two quarrel both are in the wrong.
When we least expect it, the hare darts out of the ditch.
Where a man feels pain he lays his hand.
Where the dike is lowest the water first runs out.
