<span style="color:#000000;">He had a Proverb in his Favour, and he got out of the Water?not being born to be drown'd, as I shall observe afterwards in its place.<br/><br/>Read more:<a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/if-you-re-born-to-be-hanged-then-you-ll-never-be-drowned#ixzz1WVWVkaq8" style="color:#003399;"><a href='http://www.answers.com/topic/if-you-re-born-to-be-hanged-then-you-ll-never-be-drowned#ixzz1WVWVkaq8' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.answers.com/topic/if-you-re-born-to-be-hanged-then-you-ll-never-be-drowned#ixzz1WVWVkaq8</a> </a></span><br/><br/><span style="color:#000000;">the orignal proverb:</span><br/><br/>He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.<br/><br/><span style="color:#000000;">May I give my interpretation to [he had a proverb in his favor, and he got out of the water...not being born to be drowned]</span><br/><br/><span style="color:#000000;">------he had a proverb to his advantage, so that he got out of the water...for he rejected his being born to be dromned.</span><br/><br/><span style="color:#000000;">but I can't get [as I shall observe afterwards in its place]</span><br/><br/><span style="color:#000000;">Could any native speaker tell me what is what?</span><br/><br/><span style="color:#000000;">Thank you for your assistance.</span>