Poverty is no joy, although it sometimes makes you laugh.
More Finnish Proverbs:
Rather a man without a cow for the summer than without a wife for Christmas night.Finnish
Time goes on while life runs out.
Finnish
Buy, buy, the children will pay the debts.
Finnish
The pot reproaching the kettle.
Finnish
With a walking-stick you reach many lands; you reach many more with words.
Finnish
In a trade someone always loses.
Finnish