Wen puss no deh, rat tek e place.
“When the cat's not there, the rat takes its place.”
When there's no authority present to keep order, others will take advantage and misbehave.
— Traditional Belize Wisdom, Belize
Source: Traditional Belize proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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