| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | he serves two masters | он слуга двух господ |
| proverb | no man can serve two masters | нельзя служить двум господам |
| Gruzovik | serve two masters | служить двум господам |
| gen. | serve two masters | служить и нашим и вашим |
| gen. | serve two masters | быть слугой двух господ |
| proverb | serve two masters | и нашим, и вашим |
| proverb | you want to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, don't you? it means to serve two masters, doesn't it? | и нашим и вашим под одну дуду спляшем (contrast:. one cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. No man can serve two masters) |