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Ladino proverbs

The proverbs of Ladino Forever: sayings from the Sephardic kitchen table, the wisdom of our grandmothers in Judeo-Spanish, each with its meaning in English and up to six more languages.

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Refrán del día · November 6
Mijor es tomar ombre sin paras, ke paras sin ombre Better to marry a man without money than money without a man.
Faith 26

26 proverbs · Faith

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Refrán № 01 Ladino
De la boka tuya ke vaya a los oyidos Del Dio

From your mouth to God's ears.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
La verdad es el ijo del Dio, la mentira es ija del diavlo

Truth is the son of God; the lie is the daughter of the devil.

28 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
Mirate, ke te mire El Dio

Look at yourself, so that God may look at you.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
Ken se kaza i fragua El Dio lo apiyada

God takes pity on whoever marries and builds.

24 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de ora mala

May God keep us safe at home and from the evil hour.

29 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
El Dio ke me guadre de mis amigos i yo de mis enemigos

May God protect me from my friends, and I from my enemies.

26 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
El ke madruga el Dio le ayuda

God helps him who rises early.

24 Nov 2026
Refrán № 08 Ladino
El Dio ke guadre de marido eskaso

May God protect us from a stingy husband.

27 Nov 2026
Refrán № 09 Ladino
Kada kual en su kaza, El Dio en las de Todos

Each one in his own house, God in everyone's.

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 10 Ladino
El Dio ni durme ni adormese

God neither sleeps nor slumbers.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 11 Ladino
Kada uno en su kaza i el Dio en las todas

Each one in his own house, and God in all of them.

26 Nov 2026
Refrán № 12 Ladino
El Dio ke moz de vidas por ver maz maraviyas

May God give us life to see more wonders.

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 13 Ladino
Todos los ombres adoran a un solo Dio, ma el ambisiozo de moneda, a dos

All men worship one God, but the one greedy for money worships two.

28 Nov 2026
Refrán № 14 Ladino
El Dio da muezes al ke no tiene dientes

God gives nuts to the one who has no teeth.

28 Nov 2026
Refrán № 15 Ladino
El Dio me guadra de mis amigos i yo me guadro de mis enemigos

May God protect me from my friends, and I will protect myself from my enemies.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 16 Ladino
De la boka suya, se le vaya a los oyidos del Dio

From his mouth to God's ears.

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 17 Ladino
El Dio es tadrozo ma no es olvidozo

God is slow, but He is not forgetful.

22 Nov 2026
Refrán № 18 Ladino
Ande ay ija de kazar el Dio deve ayudar

Where there is a daughter to marry off, God must help.

26 Nov 2026
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