It is a bad hen can’t scrape for herself.
More Irish Proverbs:
A lie travels farther than the truth.Irish
Death is the poor man's best physician.
Irish
The wise bird flies lowest.
Irish
His own wound is what everyone feels soonest.
Irish
Put it on your shoulder and say it is not a burden.
Irish
It is a lonesome washing without a man's shirt in it.
Irish