"не согрешишь — не покаешься" meaning in Russian

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Proverb

Forms: не согреши́шь — не пока́ешься [canonical], не греша, не спокаешься [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “if you don’t sin, you can’t repent”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|if you don’t sin, you can’t repent}} “if you don’t sin, you can’t repent”, {{lit|if you don’t sin, you can’t repent}} Literally, “if you don’t sin, you can’t repent” Head templates: {{head|ru|proverb|head=не согреши́шь — не пока́ешься}} не согреши́шь — не пока́ешься • (ne sogrešíšʹ — ne pokáješʹsja)
  1. it may sometimes be acceptable to sin, as long as you repent for it
    Sense id: en-не_согрешишь_—_не_покаешься-ru-proverb-xFwP9O1- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian proverbs
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