Det er ikke enhver som veed at tage den rette So ved Öret. It is not every one who takes the right sow by the ear.
Det er ikke for ingenting naar Fanden lægger sig i Gröften. It is not for nothing that the devil lays himself down in the ditch.
Det er ikke godt at kiende sit Smör i en andens Kaal. It is not easy to know your butter in another man’s cabbage.
Det er ikke godt at skride paa Fandens Iis. It is not easy to walk upon the devil’s ice.
Det er ikke godt at stinge Biörn med Skiev. It is not easy to sting a bear with a straw.
Det er ikke hver Mand der kan bære Hög paa Haand. It is not every man that can carry a falcon on his hand.
Det er ikke lang Vei til Vennehuus. To a friend’s house the road is never long.
Det er ilde for Hönen, naar Ægget vil lære hende at kagle. The hen is ill off when the egg teaches her how to cackle.
Det er ingen liden Skalk der kiender en stor. He is no small knave who knows a great one.