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Under water derth, under snaw bread. Work for enough makes fowk dead sweer. Woo-sellers ken ay woo-buyers. 765 Wrang has nae warrant. Wrang count is nae payment. Y              Ye are like the cow's tail, ye grow backward. Ye are like the foul weather, come unsent for. 770 Ye are like the chapman, ye're ay to hansel. Ye are like few of the laird's tenants, o'er het. Ye are like good mawt, lang o' coming. Ye crack crously wi' your bonnet on. Ye cut before the point. 775 Ye come a day after the fair. Ye cut a lang whang out of other fowks leather. Ye come aftener wi' the rake than the shool. Ye canna make a silk purse of a sow's lug. Ye canna see the wood for trees. 780 Ye can never fair well but ye cry roast meat. Ye came in clipping time. Ye canna preach out of your ain poupit. Ye come to the gait's house to thig woo. Ye canna do but ye o‘erdo. 785 Ye drive the plough before the owsen. Ye dinna ken where a blessing may light. Ye drew na sae well when my mare was in the mire. Ye fand it where the Highlandman fand the tangs. 790 Ye glowr like a wild cat out of a whin-bush. Ye far about seeking the nearest. Ye have run lang on little ground. Ye have a ready mouth for a ripe cherry. Ye have o'er foul feet to come sae far ben. 795 Ye have gotten a revell'd heap oʻt. Ye have a crap for a' corn. Ye have ta'en the measure of his foot. Ye have tint your ain stomach and found a tike's.          800 Ye have put a toom spoon in my mouth.