| English | Russian |
| Fear Makes The Wolf Bigger Than He Is | у страха глаза велики (Saffron) |
| give never the wolf the wether to keep | плохо курам, где лиса сторож |
| give never the wolf the wether to keep | не пускай волка в овчарню |
| give never the wolf the wether to keep | не пускай козла в огород (дословно: Не поручай волку за бараном присматривать) |
| give never the wolf the wether to keep | не поручай волку за бараном присматривать |
| give never the wolf the wether to keep | не пускай лисицу в курятник |
| give never the wolf the wether to keep | волк – не пастух, свинья – не огородник |
| give never the wolf the wether to keep | волк-не пастух, свинья-не огородник (дословно: Не поручай волку за бараном присматривать) |
| give never the wolf the wether to keep | плохо овцам, где волк воевода (дословно: Не поручай волку за бараном присматривать) |
| give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood | как волка ни корми, он в лес глядит |
| give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood | как волка ни корми, он всё в лес глядит |
| give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood | как волка ни корми, а он всё в лес глядит |
| give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood | как волка ни корми, он всё в лес смотрит |
| give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood | сколько волка ни корми, а он всё в лес смотрит |
| give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood | сколько волка ни корми, а он в лес глядит |
| give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood | сколько волка ни корми, а он в лес смотрит |
| give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood | сколько волка ни корми, а он всё в лес глядит |
| Give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood. | сколько волка не корми, он всё равно в лес смотрит (VLZ_58) |
| give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood | как волка ни корми, а он всё в лес смотрит |
| give the wolf the best food, but he would hanker for the wood | как волка ни корми, он в лес смотрит |
| hunger drives the wolf out of the wood | голод не тётка |
| hunger fetches the wolf out of the woods | голод не тётка (george serebryakov) |
| I would've told you, dear, but the wolf is near! | сказал бы словечко, да волк недалёчко |
| if you cut down the woods, you'll catch the wolf | держи карман |
| if you cut down the woods, you'll catch the wolf | держи карман шире |
| it is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor | глупа та овца, что исповедуется волку |
| set the wolf to keep the sheep | плохо овцам, где волк в пастухах (дословно: Приставить волка стеречь овец) |
| set the wolf to keep the sheep | плохо курам, где лиса в сторожах |
| set the wolf to keep the sheep | пустить лису в курятник |
| set the wolf to keep the sheep | волк – не пастух, свинья- не огородник |
| set the wolf to keep the sheep | волк – не пастух, свинья – не огородник |
| set the wolf to keep the sheep | пустить козла в огород (дословно: Приставить волка стеречь овец) |
| set the wolf to keep the sheep | приставить волка стеречь овец |
| set the wolf to keep the sheep | пустить волка в овчарню |
| set the wolf to keep the sheep | волк-не пастух, свинья-не огородник (дословно: Приставить волка стеречь овец) |
| the wolf may change his coat, but not his disposition | горбатого могила исправит |
| the wolf may change his coat, but not his disposition | горбатого одна могила исправит |
| the wolf may change his coat, but not his disposition | как волка ни корми, он всё в лес смотрит |
| the wolf may change his coat, but not his disposition | чёрного кобеля не отмоешь добела |
| the wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature | горбатого одна могила исправит |
| the wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature | горбатого могила исправит |
| the wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature | волк каждый год линяет, да обычай не меняет |
| the wolf pitied the lamb | пожалел волк кобылу, оставил хвост да гриву |
| the wolf that wants to find the meat must trot all day on his own feet | волка ноги кормят |
| the wolf was sorry for the mare and ate her up with love and care | пожалел волк кобылу, оставил хвост да гриву |
| they have set the wolf to guard the sheep | пустили козла в огород (contrast: give never the wolf the sheep to keep. a fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial. that cat is out of kind that sweet milk will not lap. Used to mean: they let him in there where he exactly wanted to be (in pursuit of profit for himself)) |
| they have set the wolf to keep the sheep | пустили козла в огород (contrast: give never the wolf the sheep to keep. a fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial. that cat is out of kind that sweet milk will not lap. Used to mean: they let him in there where he exactly wanted to be (in pursuit of profit for himself)) |
| who keeps company with the wolf, will learn to howl | с кем хлеб-соль водишь, на того и походишь (дословно: Кто водится с волками, научится выть) |
| who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl | с кем поведёшься, от того и наберёшься |
| who keeps company with the wolf, will learn to howl | кто водится с волками, научится выть |
| who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl | с кем хлеб-соль водишь, на того и походишь |
| who keeps company with the wolf, will learn to howl | с кем поведёшься, от того и наберёшься (дословно: Кто водится с волками, научится выть) |
| who keeps company with the wolf, will learn to howl | с кем поведешься, от того и наберешься |
| you have set the wolf to guard the sheep | пустили козла в огород (contrast: give never the wolf the sheep to keep. a fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial. that cat is out of kind that sweet milk will not lap. Used to mean: they let him in there where he exactly wanted to be (in pursuit of profit for himself)) |
| you have set the wolf to keep the sheep | пустили козла в огород (contrast: give never the wolf the sheep to keep. a fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial. that cat is out of kind that sweet milk will not lap. Used to mean: they let him in there where he exactly wanted to be (in pursuit of profit for himself)) |
