Yiddish Wit: It's hard to steal from a thief.

Yiddish: It's hard to steal from a thief.

SOURCE: Bernstein, Jüdische Sprichwörter und Redensarten.

‎פֿון אַ גנבֿ איז שווער צו גנבֿענען.

Fun a ganef iz shver tsu ganvenen.

It's hard to steal from a thief.