Zafè kabrit pa zafè mouton

The goat’s business is not the sheep’s business

Two lives that look alike from outside are not one life. Keep to what is yours to carry.

Also recorded as Zafè mouton pa zafè kabrit (1921)

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

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