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He's wise that's timely wary He's as welcome as water in a riven ship He's an Aberdeen man tak his word again He's no sae daft as he let's on               He's a proud fox that winną scrape his ain hole He's a hawk of a right nest, He's a silly chief that can neither do nor say He's the gear that winna traik He's weel wordy sorrow that buys it               He's like the sing'd cat, better than he's likely He sleeps as dogs do when wives sift meal He that blaws best let him bear the horn He that clatters to himsel talks to a fool He that canna mak sport should mar nane He that does you an ill turn will ne'er forgie you He that deals in dirt has aye foul fingers He that gets forgets, but he that wants thinks o't               He that has a good crop may thole some thistles He that has meikle wad aye bae mair He that has but ae ee maun tent that weel He that has a meikle nose thinks ilk ane speaks o't               He that's ill to himsel will be gude to naebody He that lends his pot may seeth his kail in his loof He that laughs at his ain sport spills the sport o't               He that lippens to bodden ploughs his land lies lee He that lives upon hope has a slim diet He that looks to freets, freets follow him He that shaws his purse bribes the thief He that sleeps with dogs maun rise with flaes He that seeks motes gets motes He that speers ill opinions comes ill speed He that teaches himself has a fool for a master He that winna when he shan, shanna when he wad He that wad eat the kirnal maun crack the nut, He that winna thole maun flit mony a hole He was the bee that made the honey He wad gang a mile to flit a sow He winna send you awa wi' a sair heart