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“Yu cyaan sidung pahn cow bak cuss cow kin.”
You cannot sit on the back of the cow and curse the skin of the cow.
What does “Yu cyaan sidung pahn cow bak cuss cow kin” mean?
We should not disparage others.
English translation
You cannot sit on the back of the cow and curse the skin of the cow.
Literal translation
You cannot sit on the back of the cow and curse the skin of the cow.
Understanding the expression
We should not disparage others. Worse yet, we should never be ungrateful to, or disdainful of, those who help us.
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Traditional Jamaican proverb