sent ska syndaren vakna

Swedish

Alternative forms

• sent skall syndaren vakna

Etymology

sent (“late”) +‎ ska (“shall”) +‎ syndaren (“the sinner”) +‎ vakna (“awaken”)

Proverb

sent ska syndaren vakna

1. It takes a long time for a wrongdoer to repent.

   Det tog fyrtio år innan de erkände sina misstag och ersatte offren. Sent ska syndaren vakna.

   It took forty years before they admitted their mistakes and compensated the victims. Late shall the sinner awaken.

   Jag var med i det kriminella gänget i tio år. Sent ska syndaren vakna.

   I was in the criminal gang for ten years. Late shall the sinner awaken.

References

• syndare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• syndare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)