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Could you please translate the following to Latin:

"The day is for honest men, the night for thieves."


Thanks,
Jason

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Hello,

The sentence "The day is for honest men, the night for thieves" is in Latin:

”Dies probis est viris, furibus nox ».

Best regards
Maria
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NB.
The day= DIES
Is = EST
for honest = PROBIS
men = VIRIS ( or HOMINIBUS)
the night = NOX
for thieves = FURIBUS

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