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responsibility (3)

Moun ki ba ou konsèy achte kabrit nan lapli, se pa li ki ede w pran swen li nan lesèk

The one who advises you to buy a goat in the rain is not the one who helps you keep it through the dry season

— Haitian proverb —

advice, responsibility

Chwal ki gen dis mèt mouri nan poto

A horse with ten masters dies tied to the post

— Haitian proverb —

responsibility, neglect

Zafè kabrit pa zafè mouton

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

— Haitian proverb —

meddling, self-interest, responsibility