Se soulye ki konnen si chosèt gen twou

It is the shoe that knows whether the sock has a hole

Only what stays closest knows the damage. What the street sees is the shoe.

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

Same themes

What is in the yam's heart, the knife knows

Knowing how to read does not mean intelligence

Asking the road does not mean you are lost

Everything that shines is not gold

Looking well does not mean being well

A fine funeral does not mean paradise