En Skalk kan vel skiules under en Messesærk. There’s many a knave concealed under a surplice.
En Skilling er i Tide saa god som en Daler. A penny in time is as good as a dollar.
En So kan saa vel finde et Agern, som en Galt. A sow may find an acorn as well as a hog.
En Spurv har saa ondt af at bryde sit Laar, som en Friis Hest. A sparrow suffers as much when it breaks its leg as does a Flanders horse.
En villig Hielper töver ei til man beder. A willing helper does not wait until he is asked.
Er Fuglen af Haanden er den ond at faae tilbage. The bird once out of hand is hard to recover.
Et andet Aar kommer der en anden Juleaften. Another year will bring another Christmas.
Ethvert Kar maa staa paa sin egen Bund. Every tub must stand on its own bottom.
Et lidet Muln kan skiule baade Sol og Maane. A small cloud may hide both sun and moon.