people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

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41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مَن كَانَ بَيْتُهُ مِن زُجَاج فَلَا يَرْمِ النَّاس بِالْحَجَارَة (man kāna baytuhu min zujāj falā yarmi n-nās bi-l-ḥajāra) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Libyan Arabic: اللي حوشه مُرْش مَيحدفش غيره بالرشاد — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Arabic: اللي بيته من قزاز، برميش الناس بالطوب (illi bēto min ʔazāz, birmī-š in-nās biṭ-ṭūb) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Chinese Mandarin: 禿子別罵和尚 /秃子别骂和尚 (tūzi bié mà héshàng) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Chinese Mandarin: 別五十步笑百步 /别五十步笑百步 (bié wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Chinese Mandarin: 莫五十步笑百步 (mò wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Czech: zamést si před vlastním prahem — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Danish: kast ikke med sten hvis du selv bor i et glashus — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Dutch: wie boter op zijn hoofd heeft, moet niet in de zon lopen — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Finnish: lasitalossa asuvan ei pitäisi heitellä kiviä — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• French: c'est l’hôpital qui se fout de la charité — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• German: wer im Glashaus sitzt, sollte nicht mit Steinen werfen — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• German: ein Esel schilt den andern Langohr — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• German: man sollte zuerst vor der eigenen Haustür fegen — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• German: das sagt der Richtige — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• German: du hast es nötig — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Greek: οι άνθρωποι που ζουν σε γυάλινα σπίτια δε πρέπει να πετούν πέτρες (oi ánthropoi pou zoun se gyálina spítia de prépei na petoún pétres) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Hebrew: מי שגר בבית מזכוכית שלא ישליך אבנים (Mi she-gar be-vayit mi-zekhukhit she-lo yashlikh avanim) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Hindi: शीशे के घरों में रहने वाले दूसरों के घरों पर पत्थर नहीं फ़ेंकते (śīśe ke gharõ mẽ rahne vāle dūsrõ ke gharõ par patthar nahī̃ fẽkte) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Irish: an té atá saor caitheadh sé an chéad chloch — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Italian: che è senza peccato scagli la prima pietra — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Japanese: 猿の尻笑い (saru no shiri warai) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Latin: nolite iudicare, et non iudicabimini — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Macedonian: ем шу́то, ем бо́де (em šúto, em bóde) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Malay: kalau takut dilambung ombak, jangan berumah di tepi pantai — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Norwegian Bokmål: (man skal ikke) kaste sten i glasshus — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Norwegian Bokmål: (man bør) feie for egen dør — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Persian: کسی که در خانه شیشهای زندگی میکند سنگ پرتاب نمیکند (kasi ke dar xâne-ye šiše-i zendegi mi-konad sang partâb nemi-konad) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Polish: nie sądźcie, a nie będziecie sądzeni — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Polish: źdźbło w oku bliźniego widzisz, a belki w swoim nie dostrzegasz — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Portuguese: quem tem telhado de vidro não joga pedra no dos outros — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Romanian: cine are casă de sticlă, nu aruncă cu pietre — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Romanian: casa de sticlă cu pietre se strică. — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Russian: не ищи́ сори́нку в чужо́м глазу́, не замеча́я бревна́ в своём (ne iščí sorínku v čužóm glazú, ne zamečája brevná v svojóm) — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Scots: fowk wha leeve in gless hooses shoudnae thraw stanes — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Spanish: quien tiene tejado de vidrio no tire piedras al de su vecino — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Spanish: vemos la paja en el ojo ajeno, y no vemos la viga en el nuestro — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Spanish: el burro hablando de orejas — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Swedish: (man ska inte) kasta sten i glashus — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Swedish: (man ska) sopa rent framför egen dörr — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
• Turkish: sırça köşkte oturan komşusuna taş atmamalı — one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault