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If it winna fell it winna four. If the deil be laird ye’ll be tenant. If wifhes were horfes beggars wad ride If ye hae little gear guide it the better. If ye fell your purfe to your wife, gi'e her your breaks to the bargain. If ye win at whoring ye’ll tine at naething. Ill bairns ay get broken pows. Ill bairns are beft heard at hame. Ill doers are ay ill. Ill getting het water frae ’neath cauld ice. Ill herds mak fat foxes. Ill hearing maks wrang rehearfing. Ill news are aft o’er true. Ill payers are ay good craven. Ill won gear winna enrich the third heir. It cam wi' the wind let it gae wi‘ the water. It’s an ill wind that blaws naebody gude. It's an ill caufe that the lawyers think fhame o'. It’s an ill pack that’s no worth the cuftom. It’s a mean moufe that has but ae hole. It’s a nafty bird fyles its ain neft. Its a flinking praife comes out o’ anes ain mouth. Its a fin to lie on the deil. It’s a fhame to eat the cow and worry on the tail.