I'll rather strive wi' the lang rigg than the ill neighbour.
Meaning that a person would rather conduct a large business himself than be troubled with a disagreeable partner.
Ill's the gout, an' waurs the gravel, but want o' wit maks mony a travel.
I'll say naething, but I'll yerk at the thinking.
He will keep his sorrows to himself, but the recollection of them will make him "yerk," i.e., writhe, or start with pain—applied in a mental sense.
I'll see the stars gang withershins first.
"Bid Iceshogels hammer red gauds on the studdy,
And fair simmer mornings nae mair appear ruddy:
Leave thee, leave thee, I'll never leave thee;
The starns shall gang withershins ere I deceive thee."
—Tea-Table Miscellany.
I'll sell my lad, quo' Livistone; I'll buy't, quo' Balmaghie.