| Russian | English |
| беден не тот, у кого мало, а тот, кто многого хочет | he is not poor that has little, but he that desires much |
| беден не тот, у кого мало что есть, а тот, кто многого желает | he is not poor that has little, but he that desires much |
| бедное то сердце, которое никогда не радуется | it's a poor heart that never rejoices |
| бедному лишний раз поклониться – голова не отвалится | he that hath not silver in his purse should have silk in his tongue |
| бедному лишний раз поклониться – спина не развалится | he that hath not silver in his purse should have silk in his tongue |
| не тот беден, у кого мало, а тот, кто много хочет | he is not poor that has little, but he that desires much (дословно: Беден не тот, у кого мало что есть, а тот, кто многого желает) |
| одна голова не бедна, а бедна, так одна | we bachelors laugh and show our teeth |
| одна голова не бедна, а бедна, так одна | freedom is a fair thing (contrast: that's life without a wife!. A single man's life is not as full of problems (and troubles) as that of a man with a wife and children, it is better to remain single) |
| одна голова не бедна, а бедна, так одна | one man though undone is but one |
| одна голова не бедна, а и бедна, так одна | we bachelors laugh and show our teeth |
| одна голова не бедна, а и бедна, так одна | freedom is a fair thing (contrast: that's life without a wife!. A single man's life is not as full of problems (and troubles) as that of a man with a wife and children, it is better to remain single) |
| одна голова не бедна, а и бедна, так одна | one man though undone is but one |
