| Russian | English |
| и рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают | the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
| и рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают | it would've been nice to be in paradise, but many a sin doesn't let me in! |
| и рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают | jack would wipe his nose if he had it (used (often with a feeling of ironical self-pity) to mean: one has to submit to hard necessity (orpossibilities, circumstances) andforget one's dreams because they cannot be realized) |
| рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают | the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
| рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают | it would've been nice to be in paradise, but many a sin doesn't let me in! |
| рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают | jack would wipe his nose if he had it (used (often with a feeling of ironical self-pity) to mean: one has to submit to hard necessity (orpossibilities, circumstances) andforget one's dreams because they cannot be realized) |
