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500 Riddles and Riddle Jokes for Young and Old · Joseph Frick · translated by AI translation (unreviewed)

47.

The first is also called the whole world; Whoever is my second lacks money. The whole thing is often blown and beaten in serious days.

48.

My first -- not a little, my second -- not heavy; All of me gives hope, but don't trust too much!

49.

Whoever forgives the enemy and even does him good is the first two, therefore a good Christian; A color is my third syllable; The Tyrolean wears the delicate whole thing on his hat.

50.

The last two of the first two -- They are new every day. The life of the one who has to miss the sweet whole even as a child loses a lot of its splendor.

51.

The first is night and the second is light; He who spends a long time racking his brain is not wise.

52.

Some food is made from the first; The second only comes at night. Individually - only each can be of use, together - it causes harm.

53.

The pepper will be first; The last ones should definitely score. In some battles, in some meetings, the whole thing is of immense use.

54.

The first syllables are noisy; The third can warm us; But the whole thing trembles, shaken by every word.

55.

An animal's name, an animal's cry form a flower; Explain what that is!

56.

Every year the first returns as a beautiful holiday; Nice little animal is the second, Lives in the fields, dwells in the hedgerow; Though the whole is no bird, it may yet lay eggs.

57.

Four a, two k, one l, one u, join them into a single word! And you will have, if you bring it off, a much-mentioned majesty.

58.

Two syllables form my name, and one is the same as the other; They lead you to uncouth savages and into brutality's ugly realm.

59.

Robbed from flowers is the first; the second often props flowers up too; See how the whole consumes itself on the Christmas tree.

60.

What you had in the first pair, the whole snatches away; If you notice it early, you'll scream: "Hold the last one for me."

61.

The second is most beautiful on delicate white; The first pair of syllables pushes itself through the dark night: May the whole thing often delight your awakening eyes - and uncloudedly renew your joy of life.

62.

The first two provide material for clothes, coarse and fine. The third must not be in the glass if it is to have any worth. If you don't know the whole thing today, go and look for it in Parliament.

63.

The first is a word to ask, the second is good to strike; The whole thing leaves the palate hesitant, but is healing for the stomach.

64.

The first is the cause of the second; The whole thing should be kept sacred.

65.

One, Two, you see them at the door and at the gate. Three or four, they immediately punish the little boy. Someone has played a treacherous prank; The whole thing, remember, is used for sport.

66.

The first thrive in the middle of the field; The third alternates with equal and unequal; The whole thing looks from the past, and lives in fairy tales far and wide.

67.

If my first one drives away your boredom, then my second one shows you the haste of the hours; If you want to add the first to the second, the whole thing can also please your ear.

68.

The first is high and the second is full of power, out of the first, the whole thing achieves a lot.

69.

Let the three first ones run free, soar joyfully with them when they lead to great things; But hold them back quickly if they seek and seduce you in the next moment. They often rush ahead of time and paint your future surrounded by happiness and splendor. Reality steps up quickly and draws a four through it all, and I -- I do the whole thing.

70.

The first two are together the material of anatomy and analogy, the last two from Sophocles. They are known from mythology. The whole sang the praises of wine and woman, even when his hair was already silver-white.

71.

The first is often practised by a mischievous rascal, the second is in the kitchen, cellar, room; The whole thing is valued very little, and yet it is an often sought-after thing.

72.

The first ones indicate possession and name what belongs to you by inheritance and by right. The third one's round appears fivefold in life. The whole thing always shows itself in an ugly form to young and old.

73.

The first two provide good nutrition; Take good care of the last two, their service is indispensable to you; The whole thing leads to many complaints. People say it's a real plague. Now guess what it is!

74.

The first two are dangerous, especially if the third one is wide open; And yet the whole thing makes you happy every year as a little flower in the summertime.

75.

The feather, already moved by the breath, bears the name of the first syllable. The second, of the highest value, of fivefold kind was given to you. Always remain hostile to the whole, since it is difficult to unite with virtue!

76.

In the first syllable the poets clothe the gifts of their spirit; The second only pleases people who have no feeling for beauty; My whole is the source of great deeds, And with it the reader must guess me.

77.

The first rule year in and year out, Three, four are sacred to the warrior, The whole thing depends on the first, Moves now slowly, now hastily.

78.

For the work that could already be promoted today, you often think my first would still grant a respite. You never know whether it will open up to your eyes anew, whether you are still with it. My second thing asks of you the beggar's request, You give it on name days and at Christmas, In other ways too, flattery and cunning often lures you in the midst of your loved ones. My whole -- as brides diligently gather it in trunks, chests and wardrobes -- is what their thoughts are on.

79.

The first one turns green every year, The second one always brings pain, You see the whole arise, boldly formed, through a painter's art.

80.

The first sweeps over land and sea; The second makes both old and young very happy. The whole thing runs easily on four legs.

81.

The first, without a scepter, wear crowns, the second make noise in all zones. The whole thing may have happened in fear, like in the grim cold, Who wouldn't have seen me many times in life!

82.

The first word tells you the paths paved, The second gives you many well-aimed blows, The whole sounds from early morning to late evening, refreshing not every ear.

83.

The first calls to you not to go away; If you take her head, you can see it on yourself. The second is always worth a lot to the friend, and is gladly honored by every person. Throughout the whole, many a battle is made quite vivid by the artist's hand.

84.

The whole never fulfils what it promises us unless the second of its syllables becomes our first.

85.

The first syllable expresses limitation. The second loves those who like to escape the city; The whole is a mighty, proud empire, to which its borders often seem the first.

86.

You are always my first, If you love the last; My whole thing is over as soon as you give an answer.

87.

Whoever is my one doesn't have much, but everyone has the two, and with the whole you can hit a target with little effort.

88.

Whoever breaks the last two, don't be afraid of the first tip! When they are united as a whole, a fairytale image appears to you.

89.

The first syllable is good on foot, the other two can fly. The whole thing waves its greeting to you, far from the Harz Mountains.

90.

The farmer has the first and the king has it too; The second takes you away quickly to another place, the whole thing is an ugly thing, doesn't suit anyone; It despises others because it can't do anything else!

91.

When a house is built, before you see the first one, some of the second ones, large and small, must be fitted into the building. If you want to see the whole thing, you have to go to Austria: take the mountain stick in your hand, hike to the Alpine country!

92.

On all your paths in life, in every place, no matter how remote, the first thing is always close to you. Whatever seems dear and precious to you stands, in one short word, in the second syllable! And then you put the two together, there's a nice German name, think about it! You know him.

93.

He, who with divine mercy healed humanity's deepest wounds, had the last ones, made from the sharp first ones, wound about his head.

94.

I'm sitting comfortably on the edge of the rock and watching the first one shine. How the waves surround the shore sand with the snowy second! How shines my head, made of the whole, it is right dear and precious to me! Inside him I have kindled a secret, smoldering fire.

95.

If the first one is taken from you, you will die immediately. You can acquire wisdom through a good two. The merchant cannot do without the whole thing; It is highly respected in the business world.

96.

The first you dry on the whole; the whole is cut from the second.