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 9 285 He’s wife that’s timely wary He's as welcome as water in a riven fhip He’s an Aberdeen-man, takes his word again He’s no fae dart as he lets on He’s fireft dung that’s paid with his ain wand 290 He’s a proud fox that ferape his ain hole He’s a hawk of a tight neft He's a filly chief that do nor fay He’s the gear that He's well wordy for it 295 He’s like the finged  than he's likely He fleeps as dogs do when wives fift meal He that blaws beft let him beat the horn He that cheats me ance, fhame fa’ him; If he cheat me twice, fhame fa’ me He that clatters to himfelf tawks to a fool 300 He that canna make fport, fhou'd He that does you an ill turn will ne'er forgie you He that deals in dirt has aye foul fingers He that get forgets, but he that wants > ^ ks on He that has a good crop may thole fome thifles 305 He that has meikle wad aye hae mair He that has but ae eye maun tent that well He that has a muckle nofe thinks ilk ane fpeaks o’t He that’s ill to himself will be good to nae body He that lends his pot may see the his kail in his loof 310 He that laughs at his ain fport fpills the fport o’t He that lippens to bodden ploughs his land lies lee He that lives upon Hope has a flim diet He that looks to freets, freets follow him He that thaws his purfe bribes the thief 315 He that fleeps with dogs maun rife with flaes He that fits on a tiane b twice faiii He that feeks motes gets motes He that fpeers all opinions comes ill fpeed He that teaches himfelf has a fool for his mafter 320 He that winna when he may, fhauna 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 try flit a fow 125 He winna fend you away with a fair heart