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“Pit inna de sky, it fall inna yuh y’eye.”

If you spit in the sky, it falls into your eye.

What does “Pit inna de sky, it fall inna yuh y’eye” mean?

What you do to, or wish for others, could eventually be the cause of your own downfall.

English translation

If you spit in the sky, it falls into your eye.

Literal translation

If you spit in the sky, it falls into your eye.

Understanding the expression

What you do to, or wish for others, could eventually be the cause of your own downfall. Be careful of how you treat others.

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Attribution and review

Traditional Jamaican proverb