Conjunction
but if
(obsolete) Unless. [13th–16th c.]
If you begin to guard wealth it will not be yours. But if you begin to distribute it, you will not lose it. Basil of Caesarea
Our life and our death is with our neighbor. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalize our brother, we have sinned against Christ. Anthony the Great
Malice will never drive our malice. But if someone does evil to you, you should do good to him, so that by your good work you may destroy his malice. Poemen
If you call a lady a slave, she laughs, but if you call a slave a slave, he cries. Hindi Proverb
If the patient dies, the doctor has killed him, but if he gets well, the saints have saved him. Italian Proverb
If a man deceive me once, shame on him; but if he deceive me twice, shame on me. English Proverb