One should choose one’s bedfellow whilst it is daylight.
More Swedish Proverbs:
Praise is easier got than kept.Swedish
He who builds and he who marries are never safe.
Swedish
Out of the ashes into the fire.
Swedish
Don't scald your lips on another's soup.
Swedish
What matter if I suffer, if only my neighbor suffers too.
Swedish
Pitch and tar are the navy seaman's pride.
Swedish