253 Bajan Proverbs / Page 12
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Wha mout seh, han' can' do.222.
Wha' a sober heart conceal a drunken tongue reveal.223.
Wha' ain't pass yuh ain't miss yuh.224.
Wha' got blood got feelings.225.
What dont kill does fatten.226.
What is in Masai is not in Kikuyu.227.
What sweetens goat mout does burn e bottom.228.
What you can dead and leave you can live and see or enjoy.229.
What your eyes dont see, your stomach will take.230.
When 'ithare' is uprooted 'mugumo' grows in its place.231.
When hyenas go away jackals rejoice.232.
When the food is cooked there is no need to wait before eating it.233.
When yuh ain't got horse, ride cow.234.
When yuh leave home pon a morning, yuh don't know who gine feed yuh.235.
When yuh see a man fishing in a dry pond don't call he a fool.236.
Whoever got clothes hang out does look fuh rain.237.
Wuh ever in de 'ole cow in de kiddle.238.
Ya bringing ya dumplings to carry way ma rice.239.
Ya mout does run like a duck pouch.240.
You are a new nigger.