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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 № 19 Ladino
Kuando El Dio esta kontigo, no te espantes de tu enemigo

When God is with you, don't be afraid of your enemy.

20 Nov 2026
Refrán № 20 Ladino
Sekreto entre dos es sekreto Del Dio,Sekreto entre tres es sekreto de todos

A secret between two is God's secret; a secret between three is everyone's secret.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 21 Ladino
Si Moshe Muryo, Adonay kedo

If Moses died, God remained (people are mortal; God endures).

33 Nov 2026
Refrán № 22 Ladino
El Dio aprova a los buenos a padre aresentado da ijo alokado

God tests the good: to a settled father he gives a crazy son.

50 Nov 2026
Refrán № 23 Ladino
Kada uno en su kaza i El Dio en la de todos

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

28 Nov 2026
Refrán № 24 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de dorama

May God protect us from the house and from the "dorama". (uncertain)

39 Nov 2026
Refrán № 25 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de vizino malo i de ayre de burako

May God protect us from a bad neiighbour and from a draught.

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 26 Ladino
El Dio da muez al ke no tiene dientes

God gives nuts to the toothless one.

46 1 Nov 2026
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