al platu vendrás arbeyu, si nun ye de xoven será de vieyu

Asturian

Etymology

Literally, “On the plate you’ll go, pea, if it’s not while you’re young it will be when you’re old”.

Proverb

al platu vendrás arbeyu, si nun ye de xoven será de vieyu

1. (idiomatic) what is irremediable ends up happening, no matter how much one resists it.

Derived terms

• al platu vendrás arbeyu