A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs / Comprising French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Danish, with English Translations and a General Index

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Ondt Barn skal man ilde vugge. A naughty child must be roughly rocked.

Ondt bliver aldrig godt för halv værre kommer. Bad is never good until worse happens.

Ondt er at gildre for gammel Ræv. It is difficult to trap an old fox.

Ondt er at sanke Ax efter gierrig Agermand. It is hard to glean after a niggardly husbandman.

Ondt er at sejle uden Vind og at slibe uden Vand. It is hard to sail without wind, and to grind without water.

Ondt er at stötte sig til ludende Væg. It is bad to lean against a falling wall.

Ondt er snart giort, men seent bodet. Evil is soon done, but slowly mended.

Ondt öder sig selv. Evil wastes itself.

Ondt Öie skal intet Godt see. An evil eye can see no good.