phrase
Ko drugome jamu kopa, sam u nju upada
he who digs a pit for another falls into it himself
не рой другому яму — сам в неё попадёшь (образ тот же)
With stress
Kȍ drȕgome jȁmu kȍpā, sam u njȗ ùpadā
In Cyrillic
Ко другоме јаму копа, сам у њу упада
In phrasebooks
Next to it in the phrasebook
- Kȍ rȁno rȁnī, dvȇ srȅće grȁbīthe early riser catches two strokes of luck
- Bez mȕke néma nàukeno learning without hardship
- Vȗk dlȁku mȇnjā, àli ćȗd nȉkadathe wolf changes its coat but never its temper
- Bȍlje vrábac u rúci nȅgo gȍlūb na gránia sparrow in the hand beats a pigeon on the branch
- Bȍlje ȉkad nȅgo nȉkadbetter ever than never
- Nȉje zlȃto svȅ štȍ sȉjāall that glitters is not gold
- Tȉha vòda brȇg rȍnīstill water wears away the bank
- U láži su krátke nȍgelies have short legs
- Bȍlje spréčiti nȅgo léčitiprevention is better than cure
- Ȉver ne pȁdā dalèko od klȁdethe chip does not fall far from the log