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Ingrian
Etymology
Literally: "The coward is beaten and the tender one is bitten".
Proverb
arka on lööty ja hellä on purtu
- the weak are trampled
References
- Pertti Virtaranta (1978) Inkeriläisiä sananlaskuja ja arvoituksia, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN, page 26