| English | Russian |
| God is too high from here and the Tzar is too far to hear. | до Бога высоко, до царя далеко |
| God is too high from here and the Tzar is too far to hear. | царь далеко, а бог высоко (Супру) |
| Here is the door and there is the way | вот Бог, а вот и порог |
| Here is the floor, there is the door. | вот Бог, а вот и порог (VLZ_58) |
| it's neither here where the elder is, nor in kiev where uncle lives | в огороде бузина, а в Киеве дядька |
| over the ocean the calf costs half, but it is dear to ship it here | за морем телушка – полушка, да рубль перевозу |
| over the ocean the calf costs half, but it is dear to ship it here | за морем телушка – полушка, да рубль перевоз |
