Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок
ПАНЫ ДЕРУТСЯ, А У ХОЛОПОВ ЛБЫ ТРЕЩАТ
When those in power are in disagreement, it is the common people that endure the bad consequences of it
Var.:Паны дерутся, а у хлопцев чубы летят (а у холопов чубы трясутся)
Cf.:The humble suffer from the folly of the great (Am.). Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it (Br.). The poor always pay (Am.). The poor do penance for the sins of the rich (Br.). The poor man pays for all (Am.,Br.). The poor suffer all the wrong (Br.)