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Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil

Proverbs and old sayings about devil, old, olderness

Speak of the devil and he shall/is sure/will appear

Proverbs and old sayings British about devil, old, olderness

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear

Proverbs and old sayings British about devil, old, olderness

Tell the truth and shame the Devil (Shakespeare, Henry IV),

Proverbs and old sayings British about shame, truth, devil, old, olderness

The Devil finds work for idle hands to do

Proverbs and old sayings German about work, devil, old, olderness

Man sins... then blames it on the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about sin, devil, man

A good devil is as equal as to a bad god.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about devil, bad luck, god, bad, good, good luck

A chief in the village never sees the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about devil

Nicknames are the hardest stones the devil can throw at a man.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about devil, man

Better stay with the devil you know than an angel you don't know.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about devil

If you dance with the devil you can't change him but he will change.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about change, dance, devil

Where God boils his yam that is exactly where the devil roasts his fish.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about devil, god

The devil protects his own.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about devil, americans

Gold is the devil's fishhook.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about devil, americans

The devil never misses the bus.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about devil, americans

The devil takes care of his own.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about devil, americans

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about brain, devil, americans

The devil always tends to his own business.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about affair, devil, americans

There's no use to pray after the devil has you.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about pray, use, devil, americans

The devil is always at the elbow of an idle man.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about devil, americans, man

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