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 9 He's auld and cauld, and ill to lie beside 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 winna 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 forgive you He that deals in dirt bas aye foul finger He that gets forgets, but he that wants thinks ot' He that has a good crop may thole some thistles He that has meikle wad aye hae mair He that has but ae ee maun tent that weel [o't He that has a meikle nose thinks ilk ane speaks He that's ill to himsel will be gude to naebody He that leuds bis pot may seeth his kail in his loof He that laughs at his ain sport spills the sport o't He that lippens to bodd ploughs his land lies lee He that lives upon hope has a slim diet He that looks freers, freets follow him He that shaws his purse bribes the thief He that sleeps with dogs maun rise with flaes He that seeks mots gets mots He that speers ill opinion 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 throle maun fit mony a hole He was the bee that made the honey He wad gang a mile to flit a cow