Talk:Haitian proverbs

Pa fe’ bouch mwen

A

 * "Men anpil, chay pa lou."
 * Many hands [make] the load lighter.


 * "Anpil ti patat fè chay."
 * A lot of small potatoes make a load.


 * "Aprè dans, tanbou toujou lou."
 * After the dance, the drums are always heavy.


 * "Avan ou ri moun bwete, gade jan ou mache."
 * Before you laugh at those who limp, check the way you walk.


 * "Avek pasyans, w’ap wè tete foumi."
 * With patience, you will see an ant's breast.


 * "Ayisyen swiv kouran."
 * Haitians follow the flow.


 * "Ayiti se tè glise."
 * Haiti is a sliding land (quicksand).

B

 * "Bab pi long, men sousi pi vye."
 * The beard is longer, but the Eyebrows are older.


 * "Baton ede pye."
 * The stick helps the foot.


 * "Bay kou, bliye; pote mak, sonje."
 * [You] give a blow, [you] forget; [when you] leave marks, [they] remember.

Giving Small thing doesn't mean stingy. (It's just what you have)
 * "Bay piti pa chich."
 * Give little is not [being] cheap.


 * "Bèf a ke pa janbe dife."
 * An ox with a tail does not walk over the fire.


 * "Bèf dèyè bwè pi bon dlo (si rete dlo)."
 * The ox that comes last drinks better water (if there is still water).


 * "Bèf pa di savann mèsi."
 * The ox does not thank the field.


 * "Bèf san ke, Bondye pouse mouch pou yo."
 * The ox with no tail, God will clear the flies for it.


 * "Bèl anfòm pa vle di lasante."
 * Pretty and in shape do not mean healthy.


 * "''Bèl antèman pa vle di paradi.
 * A nice funeral does not mean access to paradise.


 * "''Bèl cheve pa lajan.
 * Nice hair is not money.


 * "Bèl dan pa vle di zanmi : dan pa kè."
 * Beautiful smiles do not mean friends: smiles are not the heart.


 * "Bo nan bouch, men pè dan."
 * Kiss the mouth, but fear the teeth.


 * "Bondye bon."
 * God is good. (God willing)


 * "Bondye pa bòpè."
 * God is not a father-in-law.


 * "Bonjou w se paspò ou."
 * Your greeting is your passport.


 * "Bouch granmoun santi, sa k ladan se rezon."
 * Old folk's breath may stink, what comes out though is wisdom.


 * "Bouch manje tout manje, men li pa pale tout pawòl."
 * The mouth eats all food, but does not talk all words.


 * "Bourik fè pitit pou do l ka poze."
 * The donkey has offspring so that its back may rest.
 * "Bourik toujou aji bourik."
 * A donkey always acts like a donkey.


 * "Bout kouto miyò pase zong."
 * A piece of a knife is better than nails.


 * "Bwè dlo nan vè : respekte vè."
 * Drink water in a glass: respect the glass.


 * "Byen mal pa lanmò."
 * Not well is not death.


 * "Byen prese pa rive.(ou byen: Twò prese pa fe jou louvri)"
 * In a hurry will not arrive.


 * ""Byen pre pa lakay.""
 * Being close to home is not the same as being home.

C

 * "Chaj ou pa ka pòte, ou mete-l atè dousman."
 * The load you cannot carry, you put it down carefully.


 * "Chak chen pipi jan li konnen."
 * Every dog pisses his own way.


 * "Chak kochon gen samdi pa-l."
 * Each pig gets his own Saturday.
 * (Pigs are usually slaughtered Saturdays)


 * "Chanje mèt, chanje metye."
 * Trade the boss, trade the job.


 * "Chat mande swe, ou mete chen deyè-l."
 * If the cat wants to sweat, you seek the dog on it.


 * "Chay sòti sou tèt, li tonbe sou zepòl."
 * The load that you bear on your head falls on your shoulders.


 * "Chemen bezwen pa janm long."
 * The road to need is never long.


 * "Chemen bouton se chemen maleng."
 * The road of a pimple is the road to sores.


 * "Chemen lajan pa gen pikan."
 * The money road has no thorns.


 * "Chemen long pa touye moun."
 * A long road does not kill people.


 * "Chen gen kat pye, men li ka mache nan yon sèl chimen."
 * A dog has four legs, but it walks in only one path.


 * "Chen grangou pa kouche."
 * A starving dog does not lie down.


 * "Chen ki gen zo nan bouch li pa gen zanmi."
 * A dog with a bone in his mouth has no friends.


 * "Chen ou fè byen, lè li anraje, se ou li mòde."
 * The dog that you took care of will bite you when enraged.


 * "Chen vòle tabak menm si li pa fimen."
 * The dog steals tobacco even if it does not smoke.


 * "Chodyè ou pa monte, ou pa desann li."
 * The pot you did not put up, you do not put down.


 * "Chwal ki gen dis mèt mouri nan poto"
 * A horse with ten masters will die [tied] to its post.


 * "Chwal konn longè kòd li."
 * The horse knows the length of its rope.


 * "Chak pain gen fromagge li"
 * Every bread has it's cheese.

D

 * "Dan pouri gen fòs sou bannann mi."
 * Rotten teeth only have power over (can only bite) ripe plantains.


 * "Dan griyen se danje."
 * The teeth laugh, beware.


 * "Dan se zo."
 * Teeth are bones.


 * "De kòk kalite pa rete nan menm baskou."
 * Two good cocks do not stay in the same farm-yard.


 * "De mèg pa fri."
 * Two skinny people don't fry. (Two poor people shouldn't marry, for even together they won't have enough to get by)


 * "De toro pa rete nan menm savann."
 * Two bulls do not stay in the same field.


 * "Degaje pa peche."
 * To get by is not a sin.


 * "Depi nan Ginen, nèg rayi nèg."
 * Since Africa (Guinea), [negros] hate [negros] (We can never forgive those who sold us as slaves)


 * "Depi ou nan labatwa, fòk ou aksepte san vole sou ou."
 * If you are in the slaughterhouse, you must accept to get blood on you.
 * "Di djab bonjou, lap manje w. Pa di l bonjou, lap manje w."
 * Greet the devil, he'll eat you. Don't greet the devil, he'll eat you.


 * "Djòl fè dèt, dèyè peye."
 * The mouth makes debt, the behind pays back.


 * "Dlo pa janbe trou."
 * Water does not cross over holes. It must first fill the hole, before it can move on.


 * "Doktè pa janm trete tèt li."
 * The doctor never treats himself.


 * "Doktè pran swen ou, men li pa Bondye."
 * The doctor takes care of you but he is not God.


 * "Dòmi se ti frè lanmò."
 * Sleep is death's little brother.


 * "Douz metye, trèz mizè."
 * Twelve trades, thirteen miseries.


 * "Dwèt ou santi, men ou pa koupe-l jete."
 * Your finger may smell, but you do not cut it and throw it away.


 * "Deye mòn gen mòn"
 * Behind mountains there are mountains.


 * ”Di merci, se lizay!”

E

 * "Envite miyò pase mande padon."
 * To avoid is better than to ask forgiveness.


 * En mangeant, l’appétit vient

Se lew goûté, wap konnen sil bon.

F

 * "Fanm pa dra."
 * Women are not bed sheets.


 * "Fanm se kajou: plis li vye, plis li bon."
 * A woman is like mahogany: the older she is, the better she is.


 * "Fè zanmi ak kouto avan zabriko mi."
 * Make friend with the knife before apricots are ripe.


 * "Fèy mapou sanble fèy manyòk."
 * The 'Mapou' leaf looks like the manioc leaf.


 * "Fizi tire, nanpwen aranjman."
 * [When] the guns fire, there is no [possible] agreement.


 * "Fòk de klòch sonnen pou konn verite-a."
 * [You must hear] two bells ring to learn the truth.


 * "Fòk gen maladi pou gen lanmò."
 * There must be illness so as to have death.


 * "Fòk ou bat tanbou-a pou tande son li."
 * You must beat the drum to hear its sound.


 * "Fòk ou pèdi tan pou ou gen tan."
 * You need to lose time in order to have time.

G

 * "Grangou se mizè, vant plen se traka."
 * Hunger is misery; a full stomach is worriness.

I

 * "Ipokrit se kouto de bò."
 * Hypocrites are two-edge knifes.

J

 * "Jan chat mache, se pa konsa li kenbe rat."
 * The way the cat walks is not the way it holds the rat.


 * "Jan ou bat tanbou, se konsa nou danse."
 * The way you beat the drum is how we dance.


 * "Jan ou vini se jan an yo resevwa ou."
 * The way you come is the way people will receive you.


 * "Je wè, bouch be."
 * The eyes see, the mouth is silent.


 * "Jijman Bondye vini sou bourik."
 * God's judgment comes on a donkey.


 * "Joumou pa donnen kalbas."
 * A pumpkin does not bear gourds.


 * "Jwe ak makak, men pa manyen ke-l."
 * [You may] play with the monkey, but don't play with its tail.

K

 * "Kalbas gran bouch pa kenbe dlo."
 * A large pot without cover does not hold water.


 * "Kat je kontre, manti kaba."
 * face to face we meet, no lies. ( you can lie in from of me.


 * "Kay piti, ou prann nat ou anba bra ou."
 * [When] the house is small, you hold your bedding under your arm.


 * "Kay koule tronpe soley men li pa tronpe lapli."
 * A leaking roof may fool sunny weather, but cannot fool the rain.


 * "Kòfrefò pa swiv kòbiya."
 * The safe does not follow the hearse.


 * "Komansman chante se soufle."
 * The first steps of singing are breath.


 * "Konmisyon pa chaj."
 * An errand is not a load.


 * "Kote fil fini, se la kouti fini."
 * Where the thread ends is where the seam ends.


 * "Kote ki gen grangou, kabrit pa mouri nan kòd."
 * Where there is hunger, goats do not die tied to their ropes.


 * "Kote ki gen granmoun, kay pa boule."
 * Where there are elders, the house do not burn.


 * "Kote ki gen kou pa gen chenn, kote ki gen chenn nanpwen kou."
 * Where there are blows, there are no chains; where there are chains, there are no blows.


 * "Kote y’ap plimen kòdenn, poul pa ri."
 * Where they pluck turkeys, chickens do not laugh.


 * "Koulèv ki vle gwo rete nan trou-l."
 * The snake that wants to get big stays in its hole.


 * "Kouto pa janm grate manch li."
 * A knife never scrubs its own handle.


 * "Krapo fè kòlè, li mouri san dèyè."
 * A toad gets angry, it dies without its buttock.

L

 * "Labou rete kouran."
 * The mud stops the flow.


 * "Lajan kase wòch."
 * Money breaks rocks.


 * "Lamepriz vo mye ke larepons."
 * Contempt is better than an answer.


 * "Lane pase toujou pi bon."
 * 'Last year' is always better.


 * "Lang pa lanmè, men li ka neye-w."
 * The tongue is not the sea, but it can drown you.


 * "Lè kabrit gen twòp mèt, li mouri nan solèy."
 * When a goat has too many masters (owners), it dies (tied) in the sun.


 * "Lè labouyi cho, ou manje-l a rebò."
 * When the porridge is hot, you eat it on the side.


 * "Lè pyebwa jwe ak van, li pèdi fèy li."
 * When the tree plays with the wind, it loses its leaves.


 * "Lè setan ou echi (lè ou fin’ fè tan ou), se ale p’ou ale."
 * When your seven years are over (when your time is done), you [must] go for good.


 * "Lè w’ap neye, ou kenbe branch ou jwenn."
 * When you are drowning, you hang to the branch you reach.


 * "Lè yon chodyè cho, ou pa desann li ak men."
 * When a pot is hot, you do not take it down with your hands.


 * "Lespwa fè viv."
 * Hope makes one live.

M

 * "M’pat manje pwa, m’pa ka poupou pwa."
 * I did not eat beans, I cannot poop beans.


 * "Machann nan mache gen de mezi."
 * The merchant at the market has two measures.


 * "Mache dousman, ou pòte bon nouvèl."
 * Walk slowly [when] you bear good news.


 * "Madichon ou bay bèlmè ou se manman ou li rive."
 * When you curse your stepmother, your mother will be the victim.


 * "Maladi pa konn vanyan."
 * Illness does not know brave heart.


 * "Malè avèti pa touye kokobe."
 * A foreseen disaster does not kill the fool.


 * "Malè pa gen klaksonn."
 * Misfortune has no horn.


 * "Vye nèg pa vye chen."
 * An old man is not an old dog.


 * "Manje kwit pa gen mèt."
 * Cooked food has no master.


 * "Mapou tonbe, kabrit manje fèy li."
 * When the 'Mapou' [huge tree] is down, the goats eat its leaves.


 * "Marengwen mòde-w sou nen, men ou pa ka ba-l kou fò."
 * The mosquito bites you on the nose, but you cannot hit it hard.


 * "Memwa se paswa."
 * Memory is a strainer.


 * "Menm nan lanfè gen mounpa."
 * Even in hell, there are people from your clan.


 * "Mennen koulèv al lekòl pa anyen; se fè-l chita ki rèd."
 * To take the snake to school is nothing; it is to make it sit that is tough.


 * "Mèt do pa grate do."
 * You cannot scratch your own back.


 * "Mezire avan ou koupe."
 * Measure before you cut.
 * "Mouch pa bezwen vyann, men li gate-l."
 * The fly does not need the meat, but it will spoil it.


 * "Moun ki bezwen deyò chache chemen pòt."
 * He who must go out search for the door.


 * "Moun mouri pa konnen valè dra blan."
 * The dead does not know the value of white sheets.


 * "Moun mouri pa pè santi."
 * The dead is not afraid to smell.


 * "Moun pa konn achte chat nan sak."
 * People don't buy a cat in a bag.


 * "Moun pa-w se dra."
 * Your clan is sheets.


 * "Move zèb ka leve toupatou."
 * Weeds can grow anywhere.

N

 * "Nan bay kout men, ou jwenn kout pye"
 * You give a hand, but [you may] get kicked out.


 * "Nan mitan diri, ti wòch goute grès."
 * In the middle of [cooked] rice, a little pebble will taste grease.


 * "Nan mitan avèg, bògn se rwa."
 * Among the blind, the one-eyed is king.


 * "Nanpwen cho ki pa vin frèt.."
 * There is nothing hot that will not get cold.


 * "Nanpwen metye ki pa nouri mèt li.."
 * There is no craft that will not feed the craftsman.


 * "Nèg fè lide-l, Bondye ba-l dwa."
 * The man gets the idea, God authorizes it.


 * "Nen pran kou, je kouri dlo; je pran kou, nen kouri dlo."
 * The nose is hurt, the eyes water; the eyes are hurt, the nose runs.


 * "" Nou léd, nou la."
 * We are ugly, but we are here.

O

 * "Ou bat tanbou epi ou danse ankò."
 * You beat the drum and you dance again.


 * "Ou granmoun sèlman lè ou lakay ou."
 * You are an old man only when you are at home.


 * "Ou konn kouri, men fòk ou konn kache."
 * You [may] know how to run, but you must know how to hide.


 * "Ou konn sa w’ap kite; ou pa konn sa ou pral jwenn."
 * You [may] know what you leave behind; you do not know what you will get.


 * "Ou pa fouye zo nan kalalou."
 * You do not dig up bones in akra.


 * "Ou pa dwè dekouvri Sen Pòl pou kouvri Sen Piè."
 * You must not undress Saint Paul to dress Saint Peter.


 * "Ou pa ka fè san sòti nan wòch."
 * You cannot have blood flow from a rock.


 * "Ougan pa janm geri maleng li."
 * The 'ougan' (Medecine Man) never cures his own illness.


 * "Ouvriye vann zouti-l, men li pa vann metye-l."
 * A carpenter [may] sell his tools, but he [cannot] sell his skills.

P

 * "Pa bay bèf la babokèt lè l’ap rale kabwèt."
 * Do not put the harness on the ox when it is going to pull the kart.


 * "Pa jete vye chodyè pou chodyè nèf."
 * Don't throw away the old pot for a new pot.


 * "Pa kroke makout twò wo, men kote men ou ka rive."
 * Do not hang the basket too high, but where your hand can reach it.


 * "Pa pale sa ou pa we ak prop je ou."
 * Never talk about something that you have not seen with your own eyes.


 * "Pa pèdi founo pou yon sèl pen."
 * Do not lose your oven over just one bread.


 * "Padon pa geri maleng."
 * Forgiveness does not cure illness.


 * "Pale franse pa di lespri pou sa."
 * To speak French does not mean wits.


 * "Parese pa gen kay."
 * Lazy people do not have a house.


 * "Paròl gen zèl."
 * Words have wings.


 * "Parol pa chay."
 * Words are not a load.


 * "Paròl two fò, machwè gonfle."
 * Too false words [make] the jaw swell.


 * "Pè pa preche de fwa."
 * Fear does not preach twice.


 * "Pitit ki pa kriye pa bezwen tete."
 * The baby who does not cry does not need to be breast-fed.


 * "Pitit tig, se tig."
 * A tiger cub is a tiger.


 * "Pito ou mize ou nan wout, ou pote bon nouvèl."
 * Better to take your time on the way, if you bring good news.


 * "Pòt tè pa goumen ak pòt fè."
 * The clay pot [must] not wrestle with the iron pot.


 * "Pousyè pa leve san van."
 * Dust does not lift without wind.


 * "Premye so pa so."
 * The first fall is not a fall


 * "Pye pa gen rasinn : tout moun ka tonbe."
 * Feet have no roots: everyone can fall.


 * "Pye poul pi bon pase bwadann."
 * A hen's foot is better than a donkey's hoof.
 * gro non tué ti chien

R

 * "Rad pa janm fè moun."
 * Clothes do not make a person.


 * "Rad sal lave nan fanmi."
 * Dirty clothes are [to be] washed in the family.


 * "Rann sèvis mennen chagren."
 * To give a hand leads to sorrow.


 * "Rat anpil, trou pa fon."
 * Lots of rats, the hole is not deep.


 * "Rat konnen chat konnen barik mayi-a rete la."
 * The rat knows, the cat knows: the corn barrel is safe.
 * " Rat mode, souffle"
 * Rats bite then blow.
 * "Rayi chen an, men di dan li blanch."
 * [You may] hate the dog, but [you must] admit that its teeth are white.


 * "Rebwè se nòs."
 * Drinking again is [like] a wedding.


 * "Regle jis pa gate zanmi."
 * A fair deal does not spoil friendship.


 * "Responsab se chay."
 * [To be] responsible is a load.

S
Out of Sight out of Mind.
 * "Sa je pa wè, kè pa tounen."
 * What the eyes do not see does not make the heart grow fonder.
 * What you don't know can't hurt you.
 * "Sa ki rete nan kè-m dòmi lakay."
 * What is still in my heart sleeps at my home.


 * "Sa ou pa konnen pi gran pase ou."
 * What you do not know is bigger than you.


 * "Sa ou t’ap chache antè, ou jwenn li atè."
 * What you are searching underground, you find it on the ground.


 * "Sa-k pase nan kizin, lakay pa bezwen konnen."
 * What goes on in the kitchen, the house does not need to know.


 * "Sak vid pa kanpe."
 * An empty sack cannot stand up.


 * "Se aprè batay nou konte blese."
 * It is after the battle that you count the injured.


 * "Se chat kay k’ap manje poul kay."
 * It is the cat of the house that will eat the hen of the house.


 * "Se de bon ki fè bonbon."
 * It's two 'good' that makes candy.


 * "Se grès kochon an ki kwit kochon an."
 * It is the pork's grease that cooks the pork.


 * "Se kouto sèlman ki konnen sa ki nan kè yanm."
 * Only the knife knows what is in the yam's heart.


 * "Se lakizin ki di-m ki jan lakay ye."
 * It is the kitchen that tells me how the house is.


 * "Se lè koulèv mouri ou wè longè-l."
 * It is when the snake dies that you can see its size.


 * "Sè lè van soufle ou wè dèyè poul."
 * It is when the wind blows that you can see the hen's behind.


 * "Se mèt kò ki veye kò."
 * It is the owner of the body who watches his body.


 * "Se nan chemen ou konnen sa-k pase nan chanm."
 * It is on the road that you learn what goes on in [your] room.


 * "Se nan chemiz blanch yo wè tach"
 * It is on the white shirt that one can see the stain.


 * "Se pa nèg ki voye wòch ki te tiye koulèv-la, se nèg ki te wè'l"
 * It is not the man who threw the stone who killed the snake: it is the man who saw it.


 * "Se siro ki rale foumi."
 * It is the syrup that attract ants.


 * "Se sou pye mango chaje yo voye wòch."
 * It is on the mango tree full of fruits that they throw stones.


 * "Se soulye ki konn si chosèt gen twou."
 * It is the shoe that knows if the sock has a hole.


 * "Si bòt la tro jis pou ou, mache pye atè."
 * If your boot is too tight, walk barefoot.


 * "Si m’te konnen toujou dèyè."
 * 'If I had known' is always behind.


 * "Si ou gen yon sous k’ap ba ou dlo, ou pa koupe pyebwa kote-l."
 * If you have a well that can give you water, you must not cut the tree near it.


 * "Si ou kouvri dife, w’ap gen dife."
 * If you cover a fire, you [still] have a fire.


 * "Si ou manje bouji, fòk ou poupou mèch."
 * If you eat a candle, you must poop the wick.


 * "Si ou vle gen rezon devan kras, se benyen p’ou benyen."
 * If you want to win over dirt, you need to bathe [thoroughly].


 * "Sòt pa touye-w, men li fè ou swe."
 * Stupid does not kill you, but it makes you sweat.


 * "Souke tèt pa kase kou."
 * [You can] shake your head, [but] do not break your neck.

T

 * "Tan ale, li pa tounen."
 * Time goes, [but] does not come back.


 * "Tande ak wè se de."
 * To hear and to see are two [different] things.


 * "Tande pa di konprann pou sa."
 * To hear does not mean to understand.


 * "Tete pa janm twò lou pou mèt li."
 * Breasts are never heavy for their owner.


 * "Ti bwa ou pa wè, se li ka pete je-w."
 * The small stick you do not see is the one that may puncture your eye.


 * "Ti chen gen fòs sèlman devan kay mèt li."
 * A puppy is strong only before his master's house.


 * "Ti kou ti kou bay lanmò."
 * Light blows [again and again] bring death.


 * "Ti koulèv k'ap grandi se anba wòch ke li rete."
 * Little snakes need to grow in hiding.


 * "Ti kouri kenbe tete; gwo kouri, lage tete."
 * For a little run, hold your breast; for a big run, don't hold your breast.


 * "''Ti mapou pa grandi anba gwo mapou.
 * Little 'mapou' [big tree highly respected in Haiti] do not grow at the foot of big 'mapou'.


 * "Ti pil ti pil fè chaj."
 * A little amount plus a little amount make a load.


 * "Toro ki begle pa gra."
 * The bull that lows is not fat.


 * "Twou bounda'w won... ou bizwen pete kare."
 * Your anus is round... you [need to] fart square.


 * "Toujou gen retay kay tayè."
 * [There are] always leftovers at the tailor's house.


 * "Tout bèt jennen mòde."
 * Any strain animal [will] bite.


 * "Tout moun se moun, tout moun pa menm."
 * All people are people but not all people are the same.


 * "Two prese fè ou bo sou nen."
 * Too much hurry makes you kiss the nose.


 * "Two vit pa rive."
 * Too fast does not arrive.

V

 * "''Vant plen pa gwòs; gwo tèt pa lespri.
 * A big belly does not mean pregnancy; a big head does not mean wits.


 * "''Volè pa janm renmen volè parey li.
 * A thief never likes a thief like him.


 * "''Vwazinaj se fanmi
 * Neighborhood is family.

W

 * "''Wè jodi-a, men sonje denmen.
 * See (live) today, but think about tomorrow.


 * "''Wè pa wè, lantèman pou katrè.
 * See [it] or not, the funeral is at four o'clock.


 * "''Wòch nan dlo pa konn doulè wòch nan soley.
 * The stone in the water does not know the pain of the stone in the sun.


 * "''Wont pi lou pase sak sèl.
 * Shame is heavier than a bag of salt.

Y

 * "Yo pa achte chat nan sak."
 * You don't buy a cat in a bag. (Make sure you know what you are buying.)


 * "Yo pa voye wòch sou mango vèt."
 * You don't throw rocks at a green mango. (You wait until a mango is ripe before you try to knock it down from the tree.)


 * "Yon bon zanmi pi bon pase frè."
 * A good friend is better than a brother.


 * "Yon jou pou chasè, yon jou pou jibye"
 * The hunter has his day, but the prey has his day as well''"

Z

 * "Zafè kabrit pa zafè mouton."
 * The goat's business is not the sheep's business.


 * "Zanmi prè se kouto de bo; zanmi lwen se lajan sere."
 * Close friends are [like] a double-edge knife; far away friends are saved money.


 * "Zanno kase nan sak, grenn li pa pèdi."
 * [When] the necklace [is] broken in a bag, its pieces are not lost.


 * "Ze ki kale tro bonè, ti poul la p’ap viv."
 * [When] eggs hatch too early, chickens will not live.