Provençal expression

Qu roumpe pago e lei moussèu soun siéu

Character

Literal translation

Who breaks pays, and the pieces are his

Meaning

whoever breaks it, pays for it

Explanation

Whoever breaks it pays for it, and the pieces are his.

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