219 Jamaican Proverbs / Page 2
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Beauty widout grace like rose widout smell.22.
Befo' darg go widout supper, him nyam cockroach.23.
Before you married keep you' two eye open; after you married, shut one.24.
Beggar beg from beggar him nebber get rich25.
Behind the dog it is "dog," in front of it, it's "mister dog."26.
Blood follow vein.27.
Boastin' man brudder a de liar.28.
Bucket wid hole a battam have no business a riverside.29.
Bushes have ears, walls have eyes.30.
Cap no fit you, you no tek i' up.31.
Chicken deh merry, Hawk deh near.32.
Chip neber fly far from de block.33.
Clothes cover up character.34.
Cockroach neber so drunk him walk a fowl yard.35.
Cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight.36.
Cow non dead him wi shak him tail37.
Cows do not indulge in horseplay.38.
Cows have no business in horseplay.39.
Crab'n choke puppy.40.
Cuss-cuss never bore hole a man' kin.