köyhän velka ei kauaksi jouda

Finnish

Alternative forms

• köyhän velka ei kauas jouda, ei köyhän velka kauaksi jouda, köyhän velka ei jouda pitkäksi aikaa

Proverb

köyhän velka ei kauaksi jouda (literally, “you cannot owe something to a poor man for long/far”)

1. people who have nothing to lose won't risk much to get back something owed to them