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Ladino proverbs

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Refrán del día · November 6
No se si El Mashiah esta en el kamino,ma el azno suyo ya esta de kuando aki I don't know if the Messiah is on the way, but his donkey has been here for a while.
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52 proverbs · Money

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Refrán № 01 Ladino
Aharva el kulo ke no pedo

Beat the backside so that it won't fart.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
Al riko el gayo le mete guevo ma al prove ni la gayna

The rooster lays an egg for the rich man, but for the poor not even the hen does.

26 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
Al riko, kon salud i kon vida. Al prove de ande te vino

To the rich man, "with health and life"; to the poor man, "where did it come to you from?"

20 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
Aldikera sin paras es komo arvole sin fruta

A pocket without money is like a tree without fruit.

23 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
Ande ay ija de kazar el Dio deve ayudar

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

26 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
Aze palos para ke te aharven

You make sticks so that they beat you.

16 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
Bushka otro perro para este gueso

Look for another dog for this bone.

27 Nov 2026
Refrán № 08 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro ke no ladre

Throw a bone to the dog so that it does not bark.

25 Nov 2026
Refrán № 09 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro para ke no ladre

Throw a bone to the dog so that it does not bark.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 10 Ladino
El Dio ke moz de vidas por ver maz maraviyas

May God give us life to see more wonders.

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 11 Ladino
El eskaso bive prove para murir riko

The miser lives poor to die rich.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 12 Ladino
El ke mal pensa para si se lo aze

He who thinks evil does it to himself.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 13 Ladino
El ke tiene moneda i no la goza, al otro mundo no arepoza

He who has money and does not enjoy it will not rest in the other world.

26 Nov 2026
Refrán № 14 Ladino
El tiempo vale mas ke la moneda

Time is worth more than money.

27 Nov 2026
Refrán № 15 Ladino
En dia de luvya pensa en el prove, el tambien tiene friyo

On a rainy day, think of the poor man; he is cold too.

28 Nov 2026
Refrán № 16 Ladino
Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre

A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 17 Ladino
Este kezo para este pan

This cheese for this bread.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 18 Ladino
Fin a ke le viene la gana del riko le sale la alma del prove

By the time the rich man's wish comes, the poor man's soul has left him.

22 Nov 2026
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