Seed ground that has been fallow, not ground that has just yielded fruitfully.
More Sicilian Proverbs:
Justice and health, woe to the one who seeks them.Sicilian
The fish was so fresh that it was being cooked while its tail was still in the sea.
Sicilian
We keep an eye on the scorpion and the serpent, but we do not watch out for the millipede.
Sicilian
Who approaches women penniless will be told: get lost.
Sicilian
Don't kneel in front of a saint who doesn't perspire.
Sicilian