Lè ravèt vle fè dans, li pa janm envite poul

When the cockroach wants to throw a dance, it never invites the hen

Nobody opens their door to the thing that eats them. Read the guest list to learn what is really going on.

The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.

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