The bad neighbour gives a needle without thread.
More Gaelic Proverbs:
He that is won with a nut, may be lost with an apple.Gaelic
You a lady, I a lady, who is to put the sow out of doors?
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The cow that does not eat with the oxen, either eats before or after them.
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Friends and mules fail in hard trials.
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The hen's eyes are where her eggs are.
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He who plays with a sword plays with the devil.
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