253 Bajan Proverbs / Page 9
161. The mouth is a chink.
162. The mouth sells the head.
163. The mouth that has saliva does not lack words.
164. The mouth who ate the seeds asks, 'Now what shall I plant?'.
165. The ox that claws the 'kiara' will die.
166. The ox that feeds itself does not spoil its skin.
167. The ox that ran away cannot be caught.
168. The ox which has grown old has no admirer.
169. The ox which has no horns, relies for help on the one that has them.
170. The pit allows the grass to fall in.
171. The place to use the club and the above arrow are not the same.
172. The pot telling the kettle it black.
173. The ram that is shown around is not fat.
174. The rambling pole-cat leaves its house when there is banquet.
175. The sea aint got no backdoor; I can swim like lead.
176. The sky is heavy with rain, but does not come.
177. The sleeping dog is turned by a stick.
178. The son does not cut his finger in cutting meat for his father.
179. The son of the leopard scratches like its mother.
180. The song that has no leader, goes wrong.