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A lazy man is the devils handyman.

Proverbs and old sayings Australian about man

Work for nought makes folks dead lazy.

Proverbs and old sayings British about work

A lean fee is a fit reward for a lazy clerk.

Proverbs and old sayings British about reward

The lazy one is pregnant in the sowing season.

Proverbs and old sayings Burundi about season

When the sun sets, lazy people prepare.

Proverbs and old sayings about sun, people

He who is not lazy shall get much green.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech

Blame is the lazy man's wages.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

The earth is always frozen to lazy swine.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about earth

The ground is always frozen for the lazy swine.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

It is a lazy bird that will not build its own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

It is a bad sheep that is too lazy to carry its own fleece.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about bad luck, bad

When lazy horses begin to start, old women to dance, and white clouds to rain, there is no stopping them.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about dance, rain, old, olderness

Wishes are the echo of a lazy will.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

When your finger is in pain, your sight is not lazy.

Proverbs and old sayings about pain

Who is generous is lazy, who is angry is diligent.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian

The lazy sweat when they eat and complain of the cold when they work.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about work

The Hungarian is far too lazy to be bored.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Towards evening the lazy person begins to get busy.

Proverbs and old sayings German about people

A lazy tailor finds his thread too long.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek

For lazy people it is always party time.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about people, time