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parempi virsta väärää kuin vaaksa vaaraa

Finnish

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Etymology

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Literally, “better a virsta of a crooked (path) than a vaaksa of a dangerous (path)”, or more loosely translated as “it is better to take one virsta (“around a kilometre”) of detour than take a vaaksa (“about 20 centimetres”) of dangerous shortcut”.

Proverb

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parempi virsta väärää kuin vaaksa vaaraa

  1. It's better to do things in a safe way, even if it's burdensome.
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