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 21 Were  hope,heart wad brean We'll never ken he worth o' water till the well gae dry 0 We are aye to lear as lang as we live We can poind for debt, but no for unkindness We can shape their coat, but no their weird We’ll never big fandy bourocks together We'll bark ourfells ere we buy dogs fae dear 5 We canna baith fup and blaw We maun live by the living and no by the dead We are bound to be honest and no to be rich Who invited you to the roast Wha can hand what will awa’ 0 Wha dare bell the cat Wha can help misluck Wha comes aftener and brings lefs What we firft lear we beft ken What the eye feefna the heart ruefna 5 What ye win at that ye may lick aff a het girdle What carlins hain cats eat What winna do by might do by slight What's my case the day may be yours the mora What’s war than ill luck 0 What need a rich man be a thief What canna be cured maun be endured When ae door sleeks anither ane opens When a’ men fpeak nae man hears When drink's in wit’s out 5 When friends meet hearts warm When my head‘s down my houfe is theeked When the cow’s in the clout fhe’s foon out When the tod preaches take tent of the lamba When the wame's fu’ tae banes would be at rest 00 When poverty comes in at the door friendship flies out at the winnock When a’ ftreets fail fire’s good for the fearcy When a ewe’s drown’d fhe’s dead When you are ferv’d a’ the gefie are water’d When wise finks words fwim 05 When ye’re gawn and coming the gate's no toom When he dies for age ye may quack for fear When ye are well hid yourfel sae, When the fu’ itwill