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 3 40 A's no tint that’s in hazard A’ Stewarts are no fib to the king A’s well that ends well A’ things are good untry’d A man canna bear a’ his kin on his back 45 A man at fifty may be a tool at fixteen A man may be kind, and gie little of his gear A man is well or wae, as he thinks himfel fae A man has nae mair goods than he gets good of A mifly morning may be a clear day 50 A muthfu’ of meat may be a townfu of fhame A mufrled cat was ne’er a good hunter An auld mason makes a good barrow man An auld fack craves muckle clouting An auld pock is ave fkelling 55 An auld dog bites ficker An ill fhearer never gat a good hook An ill cow may have a good ca’f An ill plea fhou’d be well pled An ill turn is loon done 60 An ill fervant ne’er prov’d a good mafter Ane never tines by doing good Anes paid never crav’d Anes a whore and aye a whore Ane may bind a fack before it be fu’ 65 Ane is no fae foon heal d as hurt Ane gets fma’ thanks for tining his ain Ane will gar a thousand lie A new befom fweeps clean A nod of an honeft man is enough 70 A pound of care won’t pay an ounce of debt A ragged colt may prove a good gelding A rowing ftane gathers nae fog As broken a fhip has come to land As bufk as bottled ale 75 As lang lives the merry man as the fad As ready as the king has an egg in his pouch As fair fight wrens as cranes As tired as a tike is of lang kail As the fow fills the draff fouls 80 As the auld cock craws the young one learns At the fool thinks the bell clinks