Не руби сук, на котором сидишь
With accent marks:
Не руби́ сук, на кото́ром сиди́шь.
Translation:
Do not chop the branch you sit on
Meaning:
This proverb is addressed to a person who harms himself by his actions.
The English equivalent of this proverb is "To shoot oneself in the foot".
Other Russian proverbs
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Оne can not see the wood for the trees.
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Кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки бы подстелил
If I knew where I would fall, I would lay some straw there.
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Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
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A holy place is never empty.
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Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
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В чужом глазу соринку видим, а в своём бревна не замечаем
Оne sees the mote in another's eye and ignores the log in his own.
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Лучше горькая правда, чем сладкая ложь
Bitter truth is better than sweet lies.
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Water wears away a stone.
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