Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
A veces pagan justos por pecadores.
English translation:
one does the harm, and another bears the blame
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Cercedilla
Nov 24, 2008 16:14
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Latin to English, and 4 more.
A veces pagan justos por pecadores.
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Context: "Si ya te lo decía yo. Tú pensabas que había sido culpa de Juan; pero resulta que, después de estudiar bien el asunto, todo había sido obra de la mala de Luisa. No teníamos que haber castigado a Juan. Es que a veces pagan justos por pecadores."
Is there any correspondence in English for "pagar justos por pecadores"?
Is there any correspondence in English for "pagar justos por pecadores"?
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Dec 9, 2008 21:29: Cercedilla Created KOG entry
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Cercedilla
United States
United States
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English
United States
Language specialist
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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one does the harm, and another bears the blame
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Liliana Galiano
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Education and Economics specialist.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
the innocent pay/suffer for the guilty
The innocent suffer for the guilty? (the Pauline doctrine) Did ...
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Did he preach the Pauline doctrine that the innocent suffer for the guilty? ( source of the question: http://gospelenigma.com ). 7 months ago ...
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Did he preach the Pauline doctrine that the innocent suffer for the guilty? ( source of the question: http://gospelenigma.com ). 7 months ago ...
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Gilberto Diaz Castro
: I hit enter a few seconds after you. I will retire my entry. Have a nice day. :o)
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Gracias Gilberto, buena semana!
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Carol Gullidge
: I think that "The innocent suffer for the guilty" is by far the most idiomatic of the suggestions so far
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Muchas Gracias Carol, buena semana!
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Vistalba
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Muchas Gracias y buena semana!
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Vladimir Martinez
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Cuban)
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
saints sometimes pay for sinners
Also we can use :innocentes pay for sinners sometimes.
Just another idea.
Just another idea.
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Marisa Mateolli
: both sound consistent with the original
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thanks a lot Marisa!
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Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
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the innocent pay for the sins of others
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: yes, or for the sins of the guilty//Fair enough! :-)
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Thanks Deborah! - I didn´t put 'guilty' as I think by saying 'sins of others' it already implies that they are guilty.
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Kate Major Patience
: I like Deborah´s suggestion too. :)
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Thanks Kate!
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Alice Bootman
: This way sounds best to me!
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kironne
: I think yours and Cantolla's are the best!
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the innocent bears the brunt
cheers
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