Give a dog an ill name and hang him.
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English
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It is an easy thing to find a stick to beat a dog.
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Latin
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Qui iugulare canem vult, invenit cito causam.
He who wants to strangle a dog quickly finds a reason.
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Canem quem odi, insimulo rabiei.
The dog that I hate, pretends to be mad.
French
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Qui veut noyer son chien l' accuse de la rage.
If you want to drown your dog, accuse it of rabies.
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Qui veut frapper un chien, facilement trouve un bâton.
If you want to hit a dog, it's easy to find a stick.
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Occasion trouve qui son chat veut battre.
Occasion finds out who her cat wants to beat.
German
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Soll der Hund Schläge haben, so findet sich bald ein Stock.
If the dog is to have strokes, a stick will soon be found.
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Man findet bald einen Stock, wenn man einen Hund schlagen will.
You soon find a stick when you want to beat a dog.
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Der Knüppel liegt beim Hunde.
The stick is with the dog.
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Wenn man einem Hunde Übel will, macht man ihn toll.
If you want to make a dog bad, you make it great.
Czech
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Kdo chce psa bít, hůl si vždycky najde.
Whoever wants to beat a dog will always find a stick.
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Snadno hůl najíti, kdo chce psa bíti.
It is easy to find a rod for one who would beat a dog.
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Kdo chce bíti chudinu, snadno najde příčinu.
Whoever wants to beat the poor will easily find the cause.