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Between the deil and the deap sea. --Burnt bains the fire dreads. Bad a man to the roast and stick him wi' the spit. Bigging and bairns marrying are great wasters. Bird's of a feather flock thegither. Birth's gude but breeding's better. Biting and scarting is Scotek fouk's wooing. Blind men should na be judges o' colours. Boden geur stinks. Bourd na wi' Bawty lest he bite ye. Broken bread makes hale bairns. Butter and burn trouts are kittle meat for maidens. Buy a thief frae the gallows and he'll cut your throat.

С Cadgers are ay fond o' creels. Cast a cat o'er the house rigging 'twill fu' on Its feet. Cast a bare in the deil's teeth. Cats an carlins sit in the sun. Cauld cools the love that kindles ower het. Changes are lightsome. Charity begins at hame. Come unca'd sits unserv'd.   Comes to my hand like the boul of a pint stoup. Come wi' the wind and gae wi' the water. Confess'd faut is hauf amends. Confess deb: and crave days. Confess and be hang'd.   Corn him weel, he'll work the better. Count again is not forbidden. Count siller after a' your kin. Count like Jews and 'gree like brethren. Credit is better than ill won gear. Credit keeps the crown o' our causeway. Crocked carlin, quoth the cripple to his wife. Cut your coat according to your claith. Corbys will no pick our corby's een.