Freely translated....means...

Evil be to him who evil thinks.

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@kengillard wrote:

Freely translated....means...

 

Evil be to him who evil thinks.

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I like that one. And true.

Ein Schelm wer Boeses dabei denkt.

There is no english word for  Schelm. A  Schelm is a mischievous, cunning but good hearted person whose actions do not harm other people. There is the word "rascal" but that's not it.

So the translation is:

A Schelm who would think/suspects bad/evil about that.

scallywag?

almost yes, but i have seen pirates being called that.

a Schelm is harmless, and it would be more than awkward to see a pirate film where one calls the other a Schelm.

scallywag has a tinge of doing illegal things.

scallywag has a tinge of doing illegal things.

must be the convict ancestory

hey, what happened to my favorite thread? that was the only reason i logged on today

(whatelse is there?)----> 

............gee, please ebay, bring back the hover feature

i reckon lithium charges extra for that feature and ebay is tight as a .......

I think it went

BUST !

sorry , couldn't resist