Wise Jamaican
Jamaican Proverbs - “To Di Worl”
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May 18
Daag hab money, ‘im buy cheese; lose ‘im money, ‘im beg de clot’
Translation: A dog who has money will buy cheese; when he loses his money he will beg the cloth
Meaning: When a poor person gets money he may spend it foolishly, but when he loses it he gets desperate and begs for scraps
