Meaning
Show pity or kindness to an ungrateful person and they will turn on you. Just as you take pity on a starving 'mawga' (skinny) stray dog, feed it, and it bites the hand that fed it, some people repay your goodness with harm. A caution to be wary of whom you help.
Examples
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Mi help him out an him tun gainst mi — sorry fi mawga dog, mawga dog tun round bite yuh.
I helped him and he turned against me — pity an ingrate and they bite you.
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Careful who yuh mind; sorry fi mawga dog.
Be careful who you take care of; kindness to ingrates backfires.
Origin
A traditional proverb; the pitied 'mawga dog' bites its benefactor. See [[mawga-dog]], [[bad-mind]].
How it’s used
Kindness to the ungrateful is repaid with harm. See [[mawga-dog]], [[bad-mind]], [[grudgeful]].