Daily Proverb - If you eat a pound of someone's food, you must return four ounces.

If you eat a pound of someone's food, you must at least return four ounces. It means that if you receive a favor from someone, even if you are struggling, you should squeeze out something to repay them. It's a metaphor for knowing gratitude and repaying it. Furthermore, it warns people not to casually accept gifts from others, that what you take from others must be returned, and that there's no such thing as a free lunch.