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Djòl fè dèt, dèyè peye

The mouth runs up the debt, the backside pays it

— Haitian proverb —

speech, consequence

Your talk gets you into what your body has to settle.

Djòl fè dèt, dèyè peye — The mouth runs up the debt, the backside pays it — Share this proverb

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