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 3 40 A’s no tint that’s in hazard A’ Stewards 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 five may be a fool at fifteen A man may be kind and gie little o’ his gear A man’s well or wae, as he thinks himsel fae, A man has nae mair goods than he gets good of A mifty morning may be a clear day 50 A of meat may be a townfn’ of fhame A mufded cat was ne'er a good hunter An auld mafon makes a good barrow-man An auld fack craves muckle clouting An auld pock is aye fkelling 55 An old dog bites ficker An ill fhearer neven gat a good hook An ill cow may have a good ca’f An ill plea fhould be well pled An ill turn is foon done 60 An ill fervant ne’er prov’d a good master Ane never tines by doing good Anes paid never crav’d Anes a whore and aye a whore Anne 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 besom sweeps glean A nod of an honeft man is enough 70 A pound of care winna 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 brifk 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 fours 80 As the ald cock craws the young one learns As the fool thinks the beft clinks