ajakseen orja aitaa tekee

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Proverb[edit]

ajakseen orja aitaa tekee (literally, “the slave puts up a fence to (last for) his own time”)

  1. someone who stands to benefit nothing from an endeavor will not work as hard for it or make as good of a job as someone who would