Old churches have dim windows

Similar English and Irish sayings:

To throw [fling] the house out of the window To throw [fling] the house out of the window
The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window
When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window

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