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изощрен, но не злонамерен

English translation: God is subtle but he is not malicious.

19:29 Jun 12, 2012
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore / Saying
Russian term or phrase: изощрен, но не злонамерен
Русская (не уверена, что народная) поговорка: "Господь изощрен, но не злонамерен"
Как емко ее можно перевести?
Olga Dyussengaliyeva
Kazakhstan
Local time: 03:40
English translation:God is subtle but he is not malicious.
Explanation:
Quote from Albert Einstein
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Amy Lesiewicz
United States
Local time: 18:40
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10God is subtle but he is not malicious.
Amy Lesiewicz
3God is devious, but not malicious
Eugenio 85
Summary of reference entries provided
svetlana cosquéric

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
God is subtle but he is not malicious.


Explanation:
Quote from Albert Einstein

Amy Lesiewicz
United States
Local time: 18:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roman M
4 mins
agree  LanaUK: Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.
5 mins
agree  svetlana cosquéric
6 mins
agree  Judith Hehir: Great quote
1 hr
agree  Mariusz Kuklinski
2 hrs
agree  MariyaN (X)
3 hrs
agree  rns
8 hrs
agree  AxmxZ: yep
8 hrs
agree  Michael Korovkin: sure,sure... (:
13 hrs
agree  cyhul
7 days
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
God is devious, but not malicious


Explanation:
A possible version, in my opinion .

Eugenio 85
Local time: 01:40
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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Reference comments


6 mins
Reference

Reference information:
http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/dic_wingwords/647/Господь

С немецкого: Raffiniert ist der Herrgot, aber boshaft ist er nicht.
Изречение Альберта Эйнштейна (1879—1955), которое высечено на камине в Институте математики и теоретической физики Принстонско-го университета (США). Ученый-физик произнес эту фразу (май, 1921) на семинаре «О законах мироздания», организованном в этом же университете.

svetlana cosquéric
France
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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