Wha sweet nanny goat a go run him belly.
“What is sweet to the nanny goat will end up running its belly.”
A pleasure enjoyed too much now can bring trouble or sickness later.
— Traditional Jamaica Wisdom, Jamaica
Source: Traditional Jamaica proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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