卖盐老婆喝淡汤
Chinese
卖盐老婆喝淡汤
The woman who sells salt drinks light soup
Spanish
En casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo
In the house of the blacksmith, a wooden spoon
English
The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot
Hindi
कबीरा ख़ार-जा, चप्पल छूर.
Kabir is a weaver, but his slippers are torn.
Swahili
Kinyozi hajinyoi.
A barber does not shave himself.
Russian
Сапожник без сапог.
Shoemaker without boots.
Arabic
الإسكافي حافي وباب النَجَّار مَخْلوع
The cobbler is barefoot and the carpenter's door is broken
A hard worker knows the defects of his profession
100% coincidence (7 of 7 languages)
Professions, several
43% coincidence (3 of 7 languages)
Shoemaker
UNIVERSAL
100% coincidence (7 of 7 languages)
Professions, several
43% coincidence (3 of 7 languages)
Shoemaker
UNIVERSAL