Finish these Proverbs Which Exist in Other Languages

Pick the correct ending to these proverbs which exist in other languages!

These should be more or less literal translations.

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1. German: If the rider is no good,

the safest road turns perilous. ✓

it’s the horse’s fault. ✓

not even the best horse can win. ✓

he should not be given a crop. ✓

Wenn der Reiter nichts taugt, ist das Pferd schuld.

2. Zulu: The leopard licks

its mouth because it sees you. ✓

both its black and white spots. ✓

its cubs before it licks itself. ✓

the dirt off, the elephant sprays it on himself. ✓

Ingwe ikhontha amabala ayo amlhlope namnyama.

3. Chinese: No matter how tall the mountain is,

it cannot block the sun. ✓

it has a peak. ✓

it is but stones and dirt. ✓

it must stand on the ground. ✓

4. Spanish: In the absence of bread,

all the gold in the world means nothing. ✓

tortillas are good. ✓

a baker gains respect. ✓

drink a lot of water. ✓

A falta de pan, buenas tortillas. (Something is better than nothing.)

5. Arabic: Who gets burned by soup,

blows on yogurt. ✓

stops watching his enemies. ✓

shows his tongue. ✓

learns the value of patience. ✓

اللي يتلسع من الشوربة ينفخ في الزبادي

6. Italian: Either eat this soup or

drink it. ✓

return the spoon. ✓

give it to the pigs. ✓

jump out of this window. ✓

O mangiar questa minestra o saltar questa finestra. (Take it or leave it.)

7. Japanese: Giving birth to a baby is easier

than worrying about it. ✓

than regretting the lack of children. ✓

than raising it into a good person. ✓

if you are pregnant. ✓

案ずるより産むが易しい。

8. Igbo: Tell a child to wash his body,

he washes his stomach. ✓

he loses the gift of language. ✓

he sprays yours instead. ✓

he sits down into mud instead. ✓

O na-abu a si nwata wuba ahu, o saba afo ya.

9. Turkish: A cup of coffee

can make the sun emerge. ✓

unites the sultan with the slave. ✓

requires one's full attention. ✓

has 40 years of worthiness. ✓

Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır. (A small deed may be significant.)

10. Hindi: Whenever you wake up,

remember those who haven't woken up. ✓

you lose a night's worth of memories. ✓

that’s your morning ✓

take it as a sign that you are meant to enjoy the day to the fullest. ✓

जब जागो तब सवेरा (Better late than never.)

11. Polish: Pole and Hungarian - two brothers

when it comes to the sword and the glass. ✓

when apart, two enemies when together ✓

just like Romulus and Remus. ✓

by heart, two strangers by tongue ✓

Polak, Węgier – dwa bratanki, i do szabli, i do szklanki.

12. Korean: Even monkeys

don't copy others at all times. ✓

don't mock tigers. ✓

don't always eat bananas. ✓

fall from trees. ✓

원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다

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