| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | it is not for nothing | неслучайно (MargeWebley) |
| gen. | it is not for nothing | не зря (Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | it is not for nothing that | не напрасно ("Aha! It is not for nothing that I have turned myself out of bed at the untimely hour of six." – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ART Vancouver) |