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Hail, Jah Chicken

''Carry Go Bring Come'' refers to deh youth who labba labba (chat/gossip)

So To Carry Go Bring Come is to spread gossip around.

JAH LOVE

Irie

Here how i would translate

Mi throw mi corn, but me no call no fowl

Basically represnts the act of indirectly throwing out a statements that provoke but doing it in a way that does allow you to be recognised as doin so.

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ok Ranking Trevor --- nice job in making that saying more clear...thanks much!

"in the abundance of water the fool is thirsty"

This means that while the correct way of living (and dying) is carefully detailed in scripture or the words of the prophets, the fool still can't see it or partake of that knowledge, and chooses wickedness instead.

Similar to:

'You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink"

Although in modern times this is used much more generally for instances where you've helped someone but he hasn't helped himself.

Interesting thread this one.

'Silver & Gold Will vanish away, but the love of the father shall always stay'

TRANSLATION

All those material possetions we own shall all vanish away but the love of JAH will always be there for i&i.

JAH LOVE

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul"

Means more or less the same as the previous proverb.

Jesus: "How do you remove a speck of sawdust from your brother's eye when all the while there's a big plank in your own?"

Is about hypocracy

And a great one from CHANAKYA PANDIT from 2300 years ago:

"A house can be happy with any number of moustaches within. But any more than two breasts is a recipe for constant disturbance within that house"

Not very PC but I happen to agree with him.

And I love this one too:

"Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune."

So true, so true.

CHANAKYA PANDIT united the disparate Hindu Kingdoms under one King to defeat the armies of Alexandra The Great.

The Babylon Shystem never taught us this stuff at school in history!

One destitute of wealth is not destitute, he is indeed rich (if he is learned); but the man devoid of learning is destitute in every way.

"A promise is a comfort to a fool"

Basically holds the meaning that to promise and give nothing is comfort for a fool.

and another

"Chicken merry; hawk deh near"

This one is a Jamaican proverb, which basically means even at the most merry a time, one must be vigulent & watchful

JAH LOVE

Much thanks Ranking Trevor!

Jah Chicken

COOL OUT SON by Junior Murvin is a song with a stream of proverbs and expressions delivered wonderfully by a wonderful singer.