Donde dios pone la mano, el diablo pone la cola

English translation: Wherever God is, the devil is not far behind

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Spanish term or phrase:Donde dios pone la mano, el diablo pone la cola
English translation:Wherever God is, the devil is not far behind
Entered by: Lydia De Jorge

17:56 Feb 5, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore / dichos, idiotismos
Spanish term or phrase: Donde dios pone la mano, el diablo pone la cola
Alguien sabe si hay un dicho equivalente en inglés?
La traducción es para un video sobre la violencia en el campo en Pará, Brasil, y hace referencia a que la región amazónica era elegida por los dioses como lugar de recreación.
gracias
Laura Perez Carrara
Local time: 22:30
Wherever God is, the devil is not far behind
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Note added at 19 mins (2009-02-05 18:16:22 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad I could help, Laura!
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 20:30
Grading comment
Sounds great! thanks.
I should wait for other answers before I choose, but this sounds good.
Apparently there's a Daniel Defoe quote that says "Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there" but it doesn't sound quite right in this context of Amazonian gods...
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4 +1Wherever God is, the devil is not far behind
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Wherever God is, the devil is not far behind


Explanation:
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Note added at 19 mins (2009-02-05 18:16:22 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad I could help, Laura!

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 20:30
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Sounds great! thanks.
I should wait for other answers before I choose, but this sounds good.
Apparently there's a Daniel Defoe quote that says "Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there" but it doesn't sound quite right in this context of Amazonian gods...

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