204a. Cha nee yn wooa smoo eieys smoo vlieaunys = It is not the cow which lows most will milk the most (see Agriculture).
- *Ny veggan as ny veggan, dee yn chayt y skeddan = Little by little, [as] the cat ate the herring (see Fish and Patience).
- *Tra huittys ny maarlee magh, hig skeeal er ny kirree = When the thieves fall out tidings will come of the sheep (see Thieves and War).
- *Ta moddey bio ny share na lion marroo = A living dog is better than a dead lion (see Death).
- *Arc er e ghreeym = A young pig on his back. (Said of a sulky person.)
- *Cha raagh as mannan = As wanton as a kid.
76b. — Birds.
222. Coontey ny heïn roish ta ny hoohyn guirt = Counting the chickens before the eggs are hatched.
223. Lhig dy chooilley ushag guirr e hoohyn hene = Let every bird hatch its own eggs (see Independence).
224. If the puffin's[1] nest was not robbed in the Calf of Man, they would breed there no longer (see Places).
18a. He is as fat as a puffin[2] (see The Body).
134a. Myr s'doo yn feeagh yiow eh sheshey = Black as is the raven he'll get a partner (see Marriage).
139a. Ta'n yeean myr e ghooie my vel clooie er y chione = The chicken is like its kind before down is on its head (see Parents).
151a. Cur meer da'n feeagh as hig eh reesht = Give a piece to the raven and he'll come again (see Poverty and Alms).
160a. Boayl ta gioee ta keck, as boayl ta mraane ta pleat = Where there are geese there's dirt, and where there are women there's talking [tattling] (see Womankind).
188a. Cha jean un ghollan-geayee sourey,
- Ny un chellagh-keylley geurey =
- One swallow will not make summer,
- Nor one woodcock winter (see Weather Wisdom and Seasons).
