Pye kout, pran devan. It could be translated by " Short legs, go ahead"

In Haiti, community is valuable. People like to travel and work in groups. Sometimes, the group of workers is going to work some place else. The group has tall and short people, fast and slow walking ones. Those that are short, given the length of their legs, they like to start the journey early, before the others that are fast walkers, so that they can arrive on time or not being left behind.

Slow workers like to start their jobs before the fast ones and before the time set to have enough time to finish.

This proverb is used to encourage people that are planning ahead an event. People that start a journey early. It is also used to remind people that they have to measure their talent, capacity and ability and act accordingly. If we do not have the same ability, resources , connections, resilience... We might not be able to keep up with the others without putting in extra time or effort.

This proverb has also the idea of anticipating an event. Sometimes you sense something will happen given some signs/factors. You make due decisions before they happen and get prepared for it.

If your legs are short, remember to go ahead, to leave early.