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מי שגיבור על חלשים בין החזקים - יהיה חסר אונים

09:35 Dec 23, 2008
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Hebrew term or phrase: מי שגיבור על חלשים בין החזקים - יהיה חסר אונים
I want to write an equivalent saying in a letter to a friend in England.
Many thanks in advance.
Pnina
Israel
Local time: 03:22


Summary of answers provided
4Mighty amongst the week - week amongst the mighty
Iris Bat-Or
3In the land of the blind, one-eye is king.
Textpertise
3Helplessness awaits the one who bullies the weak amongst the mighty
Lingopro


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Mighty amongst the week - week amongst the mighty


Explanation:
Just a skeleton sentence for you to work around (a mere suggestion)

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-12-23 13:15:46 GMT)
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CORRECTION: WEAK, of course, as Ron pointed out so very nicely.
My apologies Pnina, and all of you.

Iris Bat-Or
Local time: 03:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: "Mighty" is an exaggeration here. Have found 2 appropriate sayings elsewhere. I will write "He who abuses his underlings licks the boots of his superiors/A kiss-up kick-down person"


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ron Armon: Hi Iris - You should either change it to "weak" or use "month" instead... :-)
1 hr
  -> WEAK of course!! Thank you so much Ron. (Must be the fever I'm running)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
In the land of the blind, one-eye is king.


Explanation:
Just a suggestion. According to WikiAnswers, this is a saying by Erasmus of Rotterdam dating back to about 1510, the meaning of which is self-explanatory. I think it conveys what you are trying to get at.


    Reference: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_said_In_the_land_of_the_blind_...
Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: "In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king" means "A little wit, among foolish people, will pass a man for a great genius." Reference: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Helplessness awaits the one who bullies the weak amongst the mighty


Explanation:
I don't know this proverb in Hebrew, so this is my guess of equivalence.

Lingopro
Israel
Local time: 03:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Please read my note to Iris.

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