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| Russian | English |
| браться за непосильную работу | punch well above one's weight (Баян) |
| всякая работа мастера хвалит | A workman is known by his work |
| каков мастер, такова и работа | A workman is known by his work (Andrey Truhachev) |
| не работа старит, а забота | care killed the cat (дословно: Забота убила кошку || Too much worry leads to burden.  wiktionary.org) |
| от работы кони дохнут | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy (Don't come to the office this weekend. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. • Come out to the pub with us tonight! All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 4uzhoj) |
| От работы не будешь богат, а будешь горбат | Work won't make you rich, but it will break your back (буквально Leonid Dzhepko) |