I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6
Judged by 12 is like getting a jury of 12 guys ready to hate your life. Carried by 6 means you’re dead and 6 people are carrying your body like it’s the worst job they ever had.
He said he’d rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6. He got a prison sentence, and now he’s dead and being carried by 6 of his enemies.
She’d rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6. She’s in jail, and her body is being carried by 6 of her old friends.
He chose jail over being carried by 6. Now he’s in prison, and his corpse is being carried by 6 of his cousins.