Ye'll no mend a broken nest by dabbing at it.
Ye'll play a sma' game before you stand out.
Ye'll see the gowk in your sleep.
"When you awake in the morning you will see matters differently."—Jamieson.
Ye'll sit till ye sweat and work till ye freeze.
Ye'll tak mair in your mou' than your cheeks will haud.
Ye'll worry in the band like M'Ewen's calf.
"In plain English, you'll be hanged."—Kelly.
Ye loe a' ye see, like Rab Roole when he's ree.
Addressed to covetous, greedy persons. When Rab Roole was "ree," he was crazy with drink.