man proposes, God disposes

English

Proverb

man proposes, God disposes

1. Things don't always work out as they were planned.

Translations

things don't always work out as they were planned

Chinese: Mandarin: 謀事在人，成事在天 (cmn), 谋事在人，成事在天 (cmn) (móushì zài rén, chéngshì zài tiān) Czech: člověk míní, pánbůh mění (cs) Dutch: de mens wikt, God beschikt (nl) Finnish: ihminen päättää, Jumala säätää (fi)

German: der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt (de) Hungarian: ember tervez, Isten végez (hu) Russian: человек предполагает, а бог располагает (ru) (čelovék predpolagájet, a box raspolagájet) (reading: бог IPA: /box/) Spanish: el hombre propone y Dios dispone (es)

References

• Gregory Y. Titelman: Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, page 228, ISBN 0-679-44554-4