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 9 5 He's wife that’s timly wary He’s as welcome as water in riven fhip He s an Aberdeen man, takes his word again He’s no fae daft as he let's on He’s faireft dung that's paid with his ain wand 0 He’s a proud fox that winna scrape his ain hole He's a hawk of a right neft He’s a filly chief that can neither do nor fay He's the gear that winna traik He’s well wordy forrow that buys it 5 He’s like the finged cat, better 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 anes, fhame fa’ him ; If he cheat me twice, fhame fa’ me He that clatters to himself talks to a fool 0 He that canna mak sport fhou’d mar nane He that does you an ill turn will ne’er forgie yoh He that deals in dirt has aye foul fingers He that gets forgets, but he that wants thinks on't He that has a good crop may thofe fome thiftles He that has meikle wad aye hae mair He that has but maun tent that well He that nas a muckle nofe thinks ilk ane fpeaks o’t He that’s ill to himfelf will be good to naebody Hr that lends his pot may his kail in his loof He 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 ,meets, frents follow him He that shaws his purfe bribes the thief He that fleeps with dogs maun tife with flaes He that fits on a ftane is twice fain He that seeks motes get motes He that fpeers all opinions ill fpeed He that teaches himself has a fool for his mafter He that winna when he may, fhauma when he wad He that wad eat the kirnal maun crack the nut We that winna thofe maun flit mony a hole He was the bee that made the honey He wad gang a mile to flit a fow He winna fend you away with a fair heart He wat's nae whilk end o'him