man is a wolf to man

English

Etymology

Calque of Latin homō hominī lupus est.

Proverb

man is a wolf to man

1. Humans are often cruel, predatory, and inhumane towards each other.

Translations

humans prey upon one another

• Finnish: ihminen on ihmiselle susi
• French: l’homme est un loup pour l’homme (fr)
• Hebrew: אָדָם לְאָדָם זְאֵב (he) (adám l'adám z'ev)
• Hungarian: ember embernek farkasa (hu)
• Latin: homō hominī lupus est
• Polish: człowiek człowiekowi wilkiem (pl), kruk krukowi oka nie wykole (pl)
• Portuguese: o homem é o lobo do homem
• Russian: челове́к челове́ку волк (ru) (čelovék čelovéku volk)