Provençal expression

fai de bèn à Bertrand, te lou rènd en cagantant

Wisdom

Literal translation

do good to Bertrand, he pays you back by shitting on it

Meaning

do good to Bertrand, he repays it with ill treatment

Explanation

A saying about the ingratitude of the one to whom a service is rendered: do good to Bertrand, and he repays it with ill treatment.

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