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burden (5)

Bèf pa janm bouke pote kòn li

The ox never tires of carrying its horns

— Haitian proverb —

burden, identity

Bourik chaje pa kanpe

A loaded donkey does not stop

— Haitian proverb —

labour, burden

Tete pa janm twò lou pou mèt li

The breast is never too heavy for the one who carries it

— Haitian proverb —

burden, family

Chaj ou pa ka pòte, ou mete l atè dousman

A load you cannot carry, you set down gently

— Haitian proverb —

burden, limits

Chay sòti sou tèt, li tonbe sou zepòl

The load leaves the head and lands on the shoulder

— Haitian proverb —

burden, hardship