ProverbPedia

Scottish Proverb:
He is as welcome as water in a rivin ship.
English Translation:
[Of untimely/unwelcome persons] He is as welcome as water in a leaky (split) ship.

Scottish Proverb:
He hes meikle prayer, but little devotion.
English Translation:
[Of hypocrites] He has much public prayer, but little true devotion.

Scottish Proverb:
It is a sillie flock where the zowe bears the bell.
English Translation:
It is a feeble flock where the ewe wears the leading bell.

Scottish Proverb:
It is well warit they have sorrow that buys with their silver.
English Translation:
They well deserve to have sorrow who buy it with their own money.

Scottish Proverb:
A good asker should have a good naysay.
English Translation:
A bold requester should have a firm refusal.

Scottish Proverb:
A borrowed len should come laughing hame.
English Translation:
A borrowed loan should come laughing (cheerfully) home.

Scottish Proverb:
An ill hooke wald have a good claver.
English Translation:
A bad sickle (reaping hook) wants good clover (or a good handler).

Scottish Proverb:
Anes payit never cravit.,
English Translation:
Once paid, never demanded again.

Scottish Proverb:
As sair fights wranes as cranes.
English Translation:
Wrens fight as fiercely as cranes.

Scottish Proverb:
An ill willy kow should have short hornes.
English Translation:
An ill-natured (vicious) cow should have short horns.

Scottish Proverb:
Auld sinne new shame.
English Translation:
Old sin brings new shame.

Scottish Proverb:
A beltlesse bairn cannot lie.
English Translation:
An unbelted (young) child cannot tell a lie.