It is a bad hand that refuses to guard the head, [359]
It is a bad hen that eats at your house and lays at another’s, [235]
It is a bad hen that lays her eggs away from the farm, [359]
It is a bad hen that lays in neighbours’ houses, [171]
It is a bad horse that does not earn his fodder, [143]
It is a bad sheep that is too lazy to carry its own fleece, [361]
It is a bad thing to be a knave, but worse to be known for one, [96]
It is a bad well into which one must put water, [136], [323], [359]
It is a bold mouse that makes her nest in the cat’s ear, [359]
It is a good file that cuts iron without making a noise, [75]