Part 45 (2/2)

He streaks ree us, and not earnest or sincere in what they pretend”--_Kelly_

He struts like a craw in the gutter

He stumbles at a strae and loups ower a linn

He's unco fond o' far that wad harroi' the cat

He's unco fu' in his ain house that canna pick a bane in his neighbour's

Satirically applied to those who are unwilling to partake of a meal in a friend's house

He's waur to water than to corn

Fonder of his meat than his drink

He's weel boden there ben that will neither borrow nor lend

Meaning that a person must be very well off indeed who can afford to dispense with all assistance

He's weel eased that has o' his ain

He's orthy o' sorrow that buys it wi' his ain siller

He's wise that kens when he's weel enough

”This is a pitch of wisdom to which few attain”--_Kelly_

He's wise that's tiowd that can win it

He's worth nae weel that can bide nae wae

He that ance gets his fingers i' the dirt can hardly get theain

He that bides weel betides weel

He that bids me to meat wishes me to live

He that blaws best bears awa the horn

He that blaws in the stoor fills his ain een

He that borrows and bigs, s, drinks an's no dry,--nane o' these three are thrifty

He that buys a house that's wrought has ht