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prudence (7)

Bab vwazen pran dife, ou mete pa ou alatranp

Your neighbour's beard catches fire, you soak your own

— Haitian proverb —

prudence, warning

Pa janm koupe dwèt moun k ap ba ou manje

Never cut the finger of the one feeding you

— Haitian proverb —

gratitude, prudence

Avan ou monte bwa, gade si ou ka desann li

Before you climb the tree, look whether you can come down

— Haitian proverb —

prudence, planning

Pa janm mete chat veye bè

Never set a cat to guard the butter

— Haitian proverb —

trust, prudence

Chodyè ou pa monte, ou pa desann li

A pot you did not put on the fire, you do not take down

— Haitian proverb —

meddling, prudence

Je wè, bouch pe

The eye sees, the mouth keeps quiet

— Haitian proverb —

discretion, silence, prudence

Lè ravèt vle fè dans, li pa janm envite poul

When the cockroach wants to throw a dance, it never invites the hen

— Haitian proverb —

prudence, danger, self-interest