مال حرام فزونی دارد ولی برکت خیر

English translation: ill-gotten goods never prosper

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:مال حرام فزونی دارد ولی برکت خیر
English translation:ill-gotten goods never prosper
Entered by: Edward Plaisance Jr

00:35 Apr 19, 2021
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: مال حرام فزونی دارد ولی برکت خیر
مال حرام اینگونه است فزونی دارد ولی برکت ندارد.
Zahra Khodayari
Iran
Local time: 09:20
ill-gotten goods never prosper
Explanation:
this is a very old saying in English
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 01:50
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7ill-gotten goods never prosper
Edward Plaisance Jr
5 +3pelf may accumulate but is not of blessing
Farzad Akmali
5ill-gotten gains do not prosper
Hesam Arki


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pelf may accumulate but is not of blessing


Explanation:
pelf may accumulate but is not of blessing!

Farzad Akmali
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 116

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marzieh Izadi
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot!

agree  Mohammad Kavousi
3 hrs
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agree  Zeynab Tajik
7 hrs
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agree  Ehsan Alipour
14 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot!

disagree  Edward Plaisance Jr: I had never heard the word "pelf" until I read this
15 hrs
  -> This seems to be an archaic one; not sure if it is used any longer! Thanks!
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
ill-gotten goods never prosper


Explanation:
this is a very old saying in English

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 01:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 554
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marzieh Izadi
1 hr
  -> thanks!

agree  Farzad Akmali
1 hr
  -> thanks!

agree  Mohammad Kavousi
2 hrs
  -> thanks!

agree  Zeynab Tajik
7 hrs
  -> thanks!

agree  Ehsan Alipour
14 hrs
  -> thanks!

agree  Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
17 hrs
  -> thanks!

agree  Amirreza Rahimbakhsh
9 days
  -> thanks!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ill-gotten gains do not prosper


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-04-19 05:12:22 GMT)
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ill-gotten gains will never prosper.

Hesam Arki
United States
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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