Nepali proverb
काम गर्ने कालु मकै खाने भालु
Kaam garne kaalu, makai khaane bhaalu.
Euta le kaam garni arko le pasansa/upahar paune.
Nepali proverb
काम गर्दा नोकरले जसरी, खाना खाँदा राजाले जसरी
Kaam garda nokar le jasari, khaba khada raja le jasari.
What it means
Kaam garna pare paxi kaam garna ni tayar huni ani khana base paxi khana ni majja le khani.
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Nepali proverb
काम गर्ने हनुमान, पगदी कस्ने ढेडु
Kaam garne hanumaan, pagadi kasne dhedu
One does the work other gets the credit.
Nepali proverb
काम न धाम पेटभरी माम
Kaam na dhaam pet bhari maam.
Kaam naie nagari pet bhari khani
Proverbs that share words with this one
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Nepali proverb
राजाको काम चारैतिर बदनाम
Raja ko kaam charai tira badnaam.
Advice
आजको कामलाई भोलि नभन्नु
Aaja ko kaam lai bholi nabhannu.
Don't procrastinate, complete today's tasks today
Advice
आँटेको काम झट्टै श्री गणेश
Aateko kaam jhattai shree ganesh.
Tasks done with care and attention get done quickly and smoothly