Ravèt pa janm gen rezon devan poul
The cockroach is never in the right in front of the chicken
— Haitian proverb —
Before someone with power over you, being right is not the point. A proverb about rigged judgment.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
It is when the snake dies that you see its length
— Haitian proverb —
The small man does what he can, the big man does what he wants
— Haitian proverb —
If the oxen knew their own strength, the driver would not drive them
— Haitian proverb —
A rotten tooth has strength against a ripe banana
— Haitian proverb —