Provençal proverb

Despènde lou pendu e lou pendu te pendra tu.

Advice

Maritime Provençal

Despènde lou pendu e lou pendu te pendra tu.

Meaning

Cut down the hanged man and the hanged man will hang you.

Note : Before doing someone a favour, make sure he deserves it.

Theme

Advice

Source : La Tour-Keyrié, Recueil de proverbes provençaux (1882), Gallica — public domain. Maritime Mistralian normalisation by Lingua Nostra.

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