So it goes in the world: one has the purse, the other has the gold. (German Proverb)
Saint Swithun's day, if thou be fair, for forty days it will remain; Saint Swithun's day, if thou bring rain, for forty days it will remain. (German Proverb)
There come just as many calf-skins as cow-skins to market. (German Proverb)