— African (Morocco) The river passed and God forgotten.
— English The secret of two is God's secret;
the secret of three is everybody's secret.
— French The ship of him who confides
in God founders not.
— Turkish The thief on the point of breaking
into a house calls on God for help.
— Hebrew ❖ The pike knows the bottom of the lake,
and God the bottom of the sea.
— Finnish The voice of the people is the drum of God.
— Indian (Hindustani) The voice of the people, the voice of God.
— English The chick loved by God will grow up, though motherless.
— African (Hausa) The world sees the mouth, God sees the stomach.
— African (Hausa) ❖ The people's voice, God's voice.
— French The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God.
— Irish They are well guided that God guides.
— Scottish They that worship God merely for fear,
would worship the devil too, if he appear.
— English They are poor whom God hates.
— English ❖ Though the devil is up early,
God is up before him.
— American Time is God's and ours.
— Dutch To get near to God one need not climb the mountain.
— Russian To a vicious cow God doesn't give horns.
— Russian Trust in God, but tie your camel.
— Iranian ❖ Trust in God and put your shoulder to the wheel.
— Polish Trust not to God but upon good security.
— French Truth may be harsh, but pleasing to God.
— Russian Truth is found only with God, and with me only a little.
— Yiddish Use the means, and God will give the blessing.
— English ❖❖❖