Wise Jamaican Jamaican Proverbs - “To Di Worl”
  • “Crab sey ‘im nuh trust nuh shadder after dark”

    Filed under Animals, Danger
    Dec 2

    Crab sey ‘im nuh trust nuh shadder after dark

    Translation: The crab says he does not trust any shadow after dark

    Meaning: Don’t be too eager to make assumptions when the situation is uncertain.

    Also expressed as “Crab sey ‘im nuh trust nuh shadder after dark, not even ‘him brudder-in-law, Lobster” What he thinks is a shadow of a claw, may be a man’s hand out to catch him.

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