Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
the strong -do what they -can, the weak -suf-fer- what they -must
IPA
96
Scrabble Score
47
Letters
7
Syllables
17
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

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Alternative form of the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

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