A barking dog was never a good hunter, [291]

A barren sow is never kind to pigs, [371]

A bashful dog never fattens, [147]

A beard lathered is half shaved, [74], [268]

A beard well lathered is half shaved, [204]

A beautiful woman smiling, bespeaks a purse weeping, [74]

A beggar is never out of his road, [35]

A beggar’s estate lies in all lands, [300]

A beggar’s hand is a bottomless basket, [306]

A beggar’s wallet is never full, [277]