If that were true, wouldn't the bate be a bi ?
Is a bait in the hand worth two in the bush?
Is a bite in the bush worth two in the hand?
Depends if you bite the bait that feeds you.
Is a hand in the bait worth a bite in the hand ..... Or should you snatch your hand from the throes of temptation?
(Who's Temptation and why is she in the throes of handing you a good bite?)
Heck, who's hand is in the throe's of Temptation?