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PROVERB

A MISERLY FATHER HAS A THRIFTLESS SON.

Submitter comment: THIS MEANS THAT, TO KEEP THE EXPENSES OF A SON DOWN,
THE FATHER HAS TO BE MISERLY.

Data entry tech comment: ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATION: THE MISERLINESS OF THE
FATHER WILL RESULT IN A THRIFTLESS SON.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Blason Populaire

Date learned: 05-05-1972

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