man is a wolf to man
English
Etymology
Calque of
Latin
homō hominī lupus
est
.
Proverb
man
is
a
wolf
to
man
Humans
are often
cruel
,
predatory
, and
inhumane
towards each other.
Translations
humans prey upon one another
Finnish:
ihminen on ihmiselle susi
French:
l'homme est un loup pour l'homme
(fr)
Hebrew:
אָדָם לְאָדָם זְאֵב
(he)
(
adám l'adám z'ev
)
Hungarian:
ember embernek farkasa
(hu)
Latin:
homō hominī lupus est
Polish:
człowiek człowiekowi wilkiem
(pl)
,
kruk krukowi oka nie wykole
(pl)
Portuguese:
o homem é o lobo do homem
Russian:
челове́к челове́ку волк
(ru)
(
čelovék čelovéku volk
)