No man can serve two masters



No man can serve two masters.

Prov. You cannot work for two different people, organizations, or purposes in good faith, because you will end up favoring one over the other. (Biblical.) Al tried going to school and working, both full-time, but soon discovered that he could not serve two masters.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Belphoebe-Literature
VeerkeVI:R-kəDutch, Limburgish
Celinoche-LEE-no (Italian), the-LEE-no (Spanish), se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
KateyKAY-teeEnglish
Gottschalk-German (Archaic)
FarleyFAHR-leeEnglish (Rare)