Better a salt herring on your own table, than a fresh pike on another man’s.
More Danish Proverbs:
No one gets into trouble without his own help.Danish
Mischief comes soon enough.
Danish
Art and knowledge bring bread and honour.
Danish
Ask advice of your equals, help of your superiors.
Danish
Honor buys no meat in the market.
Danish
Falsehood travels and grows.
Danish