| Russian | English |
| паны дерутся, а у хлопов чубы трещат | the pleasures of the mighty are the tears of the poor (it is subordinates who suffer when their superiors quarrel) |
| паны дерутся, а у холопов чубы трещат | kings go mad, and the people suffer for it |
| паны дерутся, а у холопов чубы трещат | superiors sow the wind, and their subordinates reap the whirlwind |
| паны дерутся, а у холопов чубы трещат | no matter who wins in the fights among the nobility, the servants always get it in the neck. (4uzhoj) |
| паны дерутся, а у холопов чубы трещат | when masters fall out their men get the clout |
| паны дерутся, а у холопов чубы трещат | the pleasures of the mighty are the tears of the poor (it is subordinates who suffer when their superiors quarrel) |
| паны дерутся-у хлопцев чубы трещат | when the rich make war it's the poor that die (VLZ_58) |
| уминать так, что за ушами трещит | play a good knife and fork |
