Moun ki kenbe kiye bwa, se li ki konnen si li cho

The one holding the wooden spoon is the one who knows if it is hot

Only whoever is in it knows what it costs.

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

Same themes

The stone in the water does not know the pain of the stone in the sun

You have to beat the drum to hear its sound

The tallest tree says it sees far, but the travelling seed says it sees farther

You have to walk to see where the street turns

He is an old hand