# Veps proverbs

Veps is a language spoken in Karelia.

## E

* Ed rada, ka ed śö.
** Translation: No work, no eating.
** English equivalent: He that will not work, shall not eat.
** Hungarian Equivalent: Aki nem dolgozik, ne is egyék.
** Meaning: "Without due effort one is not entitled to the fruits of the work."
** Source for proverb and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 256. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.

## I

* Iceiz sil'mas part i nägy, a verhas sil'mas i puik nägub.
** Translation: A mosquito is noticed in the eyes of another, but not an elephant in the eyes of ones own self.
** English equivalent: You see the splinter in another's eye but fail to see the beam in your own.
** Hungarian equivalent: Más szemében a szálkát is, a magáéban a gerendát sem veszi észre.
** Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 131. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
* Igä elä, iga opeta.
** Translation: Life-time, live, life-time, all the same you will die as stupid.
** Hungarian Equivalent: Jó pap holtig tanul.
** Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "X". European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. 182. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.

## M

* Mite tat, mugō i poig.
** Translation: Such father, such son.
** English equivalent: Like father, like son.
** Meaning: "Sons may look and behave like their fathers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and daily."
** Source for meaning and proverbs: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 170. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
* Mit'te mam, mugoi t'itar.
** Translation: Such mother, such daughter.
** English equivalent: Like mother, like daughter.
** Meaning: "Daughters may look and behave like their mothers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and daily."
** Source for meaning and proverb: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 137. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
* Mägi mägemu î soite, a meź meśtmu soidise.
** Translation: Two men will meet sooner than two mountains.
** English equivalent: "A mountain never meets a mountain, but a man meets a man.
** "Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it."
** Attributed to Andy Rooney
** Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 213. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.

## P

* Pū ei lankte ühtel painandal.
** Translation: A tree isn't felled with one stroke.
** English equivalent: Little strokes fell great oaks.
** Hungarian Equivalent: Lassú víz partot mos.
** Meaning: "A difficult task, e. g. removing a person/group from a strong position, or changing established ideas cannot be done quickly. It can be achieved gradually, by small steps, a little at a time."
** Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 252. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.

## ü

* ühthe korffa mäń, a toiže ľäks.
** Translation: In at one ear and out at the other.
** English equivalent: Advice most needed is the least heeded.
** "The best among you are those who are best to their wives."
** Muhammad narrated in Ibn Majah, #1978, and Al-Tirmizi, #3895.
** Source for meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "X". European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. 179. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.

## See also

* Cheremis proverbs
* Mordvin proverbs
* Karelian proverbs
* Russian proverbs
* Veps proverbs
* Votian proverbs