It’s better one ‘Take this’ than two ‘I will give this to you’.
More Portuguese Proverbs:
One only gives what one has.Portuguese
Chastise the good man, he will grow better; chastise the bad, and he will grow worse.
Portuguese
A woman and a hen are soon lost through gadding.
Portuguese
A ragged colt may make a handsome horse.
Portuguese
Children raised, doubled work.
Portuguese
Cheat me in the price and not in the goods.
Portuguese