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| Russian | English |
| от сумы да от тюрьмы не отрекайся | no fence against ill fortune (one is never safe from misfortune and trouble) |
| от сумы да от тюрьмы не отрекайся | don't count out a prison cell, a begging bowl may come as well |
| от сумы да от тюрьмы не отрекайся | never refuse a prison cell or a beggar's bowl |
| от сумы да от тюрьмы не отрекайся | don't say, I'll never drink of this water, how dirty soever it be |
| от сумы да от тюрьмы не отрекайся | no fence against a flail (one is never safe from misfortune and trouble) |