Provençal expression

fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rènd en cagant

Wisdom

Literal translation

do good to Bertrand, he repays you by letting you down

Meaning

do good to Bertrand, he repays it with ill treatment

Explanation

Literally, do good to Bertrand, he repays you by missing you. A saying about the ingratitude of the one to whom good is done.

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