ill-gotten gains never prosper

English

Proverb

ill-gotten gains never prosper

Money or other property acquired dishonestly does not bring long-term and lasting joy.

Related terms

ill-gotten gains

Translations

Translations

Dutch: gestolen goed gedijt niet
Finnish: vääryydellä hankittu ei menesty, vääryys ei veso
French: bien mal acquis ne profite jamais (fr)
German: Unrecht Gut gedeiht nicht
Hungarian: ebül szerzett jószág ebül vész el
Italian: la farina del diavolo va tutta in crusca
Latin: male parta male dīlābuntur
Polish: kradzione nie tuczy (pl)

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