Too much weight does break down de scale.
More Bajan Proverbs:
Great haste breaks the yam tuber.Bajan
Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
Bajan
Don't leh de devil get into me now.
Bajan
A little idleness causes the ruin of the beehive.
Bajan
The mouth is a chink.
Bajan
The cooking pot on the fire leaks, when pouring water it is broken.
Bajan