ProverbPedia

Scottish Proverb:
He is weill staikit thereben, that will neither borrow nor len.
English Translation:
He is well supplied indoors who will neither borrow nor lend.

Scottish Proverb:
Henrie Cheike never slew a man while he came to him.
English Translation:
[Of boasters or new upstarts] Henry Cheke never slew a man until the man came up to him.

Scottish:
He robs Peter to pay Paul.
English Translation:
[Of unprofitable foolish persons] He robs Peter to pay Paul.

Scottish Proverb:
He hes hit the nail on the head.
English Translation:
[Of persons speaking pertinently] He has hit the nail on the head.

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.