ill-gotten gains never prosper

English

Proverb

ill-gotten gains never prosper

1. 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), le crime ne paie pas
• 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)

See also

• crime doesn't pay
• cheats never prosper
• money does not smell