ei markat maaten tule
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== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
A variant (with saada instead of tulla) can be found in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Ei maaten marcat ſaada
=== Proverb ===
ei markat maaten tule (literally, “you don't get markkas by sleeping”)
the sleeping fox catches no poultry