He that will not work shall not eat. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- You can lead a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.
- A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
- Idleness is the mother of all evil.
- The grapes are sour.
- The dog that trots about finds a bone.
- The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.
- Idleness is the key of poverty.
- He that does not sow does not mow.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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No mill, no meal.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Si quis non vult operari, nec manducet.
If a man does not want to work, he will not eat.
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Qui non laborat, non manducet.
He who does not work will not eat.
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Bos hic non comedat, qui iam iuga ferre recusat.
The ox will not eat here, which now refuses to bear the yoke.
French
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Celui qui ne veut pas travailler ne doit pas manger.
If you don't want to work, you don't have to eat.
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Les mains noires font manger le pain blanc.
Black hands make you eat white bread.
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Pour manger il faut travailler.
To eat you have to work.
German
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Wer nicht arbeitet, soll auch nicht essen.
If you don't work, you shouldn't eat.
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Faul kriegt wenig ins Maul.
Lazy gets little in the mouth.
Czech
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Kdo nepracuje, ať nejí.
Those who don't work shouldn't eat.
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Nic nemůže člověku bez práce přijíti.
Nothing can come to man without work.
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Chceš-li hrachu, dělej, brachu.
If you want peas, go ahead, bro.
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Nic bez práce nepřichází.
Nothing comes without work.