428 Proverbs about Back / Page 9
161. God fits the back for the burden.
162. Don't go putting wool on a sheep's back.
163. Death is in front of the old person and at the back of the young person.
164. One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind.
165. It's like water off a duck's back.
166. Guests always have nice backs.
167. Pay me back what you owe me; we'll talk later about what I owe you.
168. God makes the back to the burden.
169. It is better to strive with a stubborn ass than to carry the wood on one's back.
170. Set a peasant on horseback, and he forgets both God and man.
171. Such awkward things will happen as going into the great square and coming back without ears.
172. The deceived sheep that went for wool and came back shorn.
173. The hunchback does not see his own hump, but sees his companion's.
174. A man may bear till his back breaks.
175. A person is unlucky who falls on his back and breaks his nose.
176. All the treasures of earth cannot bring back one lost moment.
177. He falls on his back and breaks his nose.
178. He looks for his ass and sits on its back.
179. He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn.
180. It is easier to get away from the back than the bottom.
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