28. — Imposture, Lying, etc.
88. Mollee yn molteyr oo, my oddys eh = The impostor will cheat thee, if he can.
89. Cha bee breagery credjit, ga dy ninsh eh yn irriney = A liar will not be believed, though he speaks the truth.
90. Ta rouyr chebbyn mie leodaghey mitchoor = Too many good offers disgust a rogue.
91. Ta'n breagerey molley yn sonderey = The liar deceives the miser.
92. Ny yial dy molley = Do not promise to deceive.
93. Myr sniessey yn oie, slhee ny mitchooryn = The nearer the night, the more rogues (see Day and Night).
94. Laik lhiat ve marish y chioltane, agh ta'n eamagh ayd eamagh ny goair = Thou wouldst like to be [numbered] with the flock, but thy bleat is the bleat of the goat (see Animals).
95. Eshyn yiow skielley yiow eh craid = He who sustains an injury will get mocked.
96. Surree eh yn flout, my yiow eh yn glout = He will suffer the scoff, if he gets the prog.
7b. Ta cree dooie ny share na kione croutagh = A kind heart is better than a crafty head (see The Body and Kindness).
28*. — Independence.
22a. Ta dty lhiasagh dty ghoarn = Thy recompense is thy fist (see The Body).
216a. Lhig dy chooilley vuck reuyrey jee hene = Let every pig dig for itself (see Animals).
223a. Lhig dy chooilley ushag guirr e hoohyn hene = Let every bird hatch its own eggs (see Birds).
29. — Industry, Idleness.
97. Litcheragh goll dy lhie, litcheragh dy irree,
- As litcheragh dy goll dys y cheeill Je-doonee =
- Lazy to go to bed, lazy to rise,
- And lazy to go to church on Sunday (see House and Church).
98. Lhiggey my hraa = Letting time pass.[1]
- ↑ Applied as an epithet to an indolent fellow.
