Rochúala la nech légas libru...

Rochúala la nech légas libru:
intí ances in mbidbaid
is é fessin as bidbu.

(I have heard * by * one * who reads * books /
the one * who protects * the * criminal /
is * he * (him)self * that is * criminal)

I’ve heard from one who reads books:
he who protects a criminal
is himself a criminal.

This rhymed saying is attributed to St. Mo Ling in LL. A terser legal maxim states “Bidbu cach leices bidbudu” (“A criminal anyone who releases criminals”).

Topics: Maxims & Wise Counsel