Expressions in Russia №102 - God saves man, who save himself, but not save himself - the convoy guarded

Unknown when it arose but there is a place to be that it arose during the reign of the Communist Party in the USSR.

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it sounds like - "Береженого Бог бережет, не береженого конвой стережет", "Berejonogo Bog berejot, ne berejonogo convoy sterejot"

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In general, the first part of the proverb was widely used throughout the Middle Ages, but the second part concretizes the actions of a person to the authorities. At that time, for the slightest transgression before the authorities, a person can be imprisoned.

People always believed in God, but it's better to be safe - twice, than to start anything to do.

I really like this proverb, it is even relevant to today's Russia insteed the Communist Party came another party.

and in life situations used

convoyer